Access Virtual Directory.

[j_stus]

Hi there,

I created virtual directory on IIS.
Alias Name = "ABC"
Then I created simple web site which has just one button.
When clicking on that button following code is executed:


Dim myFile As StreamReader = File.OpenText("/abc/MyFile.txt")
Dim line As String = myFile.ReadLine
Do While Not line Is String.Empty
Dim XXX As String = line
Loop
myFile.Close()

This is the error message I am getting:

Could not find a part of the path "C:\abc\MyFile.txt".

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Swanand Mokashi]

Does the folder have access permissions for the ASP.NET worker process ?

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[Jeff Dillon]

You'll want to check out Server.MapPath

 

[j_stus]

To Swanand Mokashi
How do I do it? I added aspwp user to that folder but problem is still
the same...
To Jeff
This is what I did:
Dim x As String = Server.MapPath("/abc/MyFile.txt")
Then when I check x it is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\abc\myFile.txt...

 

[Peter Zolja]

How do I do it? I added aspwp user to that folder but problem is still

the same...

Try IIS_WPG instead...

 

[Swanand Mokashi]

What is the operating system of your server ?

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[Jeff Dillon]

So that is the correct path then?

Is it working?

Jeff

 

[j_stus]

I think it is because I can access this file from my browser
http://localhost/abc/myFile.txt

I am running WindowsXP

 

[Guest]

You want to do this:

File.OpenText(Server.MapPath("MyFile.txt"))

 

[Jeff Dillon]

So then you're ok, and this issue is closed?

 

[j_stus]

Jeff,

Yes this is resolved, now I am getting different error
Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.

 

[Jeff Dillon]

Um, when. Details please.

 

[j_stus]

when I try to open the file
File.OpenText(Server.MapPath("MyFile.txt"))

 

[Jeff Dillon]

How are you prompting users to log onto this site?

What user context are you running under? Is Anonymous turned on? What are
the permissions on this file and this directory?

You'll probably want to turn on Basic authentication

Jeff

 

[j_stus]

I am not sure if I can still post to this thread...
I was on vacation, and couldn't participate..
anyway
Anonymous is turned off.
DIgest authentication for Windows domain servers is selected.
Basic authentication is selected.
..Net Password authentication is not selected.
Permissions on the file:
Administrator (Domain\Administrator)
aspnet_wp account (computerName\ASPNET)
Authenticated Users
Everyone