Hi!
i got the ff. error when i load the site

d:\inetpub\exe\db\qs.mdb 

Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005' 

Invalid Path 

/quintasinfonia/include/qs.asp, line 16 

The Path parameter for the MapPath method must be a virtual path. A 
physical path was used

=====below is the script======
<%

'Se não especificar, assumir a raiz do site
If path = "" then path = "."

' Abrir ligação DSNLess à base de dados
'CnDb = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=" & Server.Mappath
(path & "/database/qs.mdb") & ";" 

dbqs=server.mappath("./../../db/qs.mdb")

%>
<%=dbqs%>
<%

CnDb="PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;DATA SOURCE="
CnDb=CnDb & server.mappath(dbqs) & ";"

%>

<% 'Mostra as novidades
sub GetNovidades

'Seleccionar os temas principais
SqlString = "SELECT Top 6 Format(Data,'yyyy.mm.dd') As DataF, Novidades.* 
FROM Novidades ORDER BY Data DESC;"

'Criar um recordset 
Set RsNews = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

'Abrir o recordset
RsNews.Open SqlString,CnDb,2,1

while not RsNews.eof
	if Session("l") = "2" then %>
		<tr><td valign="top"><p class="smalljustify"><b><%=RsNews
("DataF")%></b><br><%=RsNews("NovidadeUK")%></td></tr>
	<% else %>
		  <tr><td valign="top"><p class="smalljustify"><b><%=RsNews
("DataF")%></b><br><%=RsNews("NovidadePT")%><br></td></tr>
	<% end if

	RsNews.movenext
wend

'Fechar o Recordset
RsNews.Close
Set RsNews = nothing

end sub%>

I use a variable for mappath like so  check your backslashes...
Dim mdbPath
mdbPath =3D Server.MapPath("..\xxx\yyy.mdb")
	objConn.Open "Provider=3DMicrosoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
                     "Data Source=3D" & mdbPath & ";" & _
                     "User Id=3Dadmin;" & _
                     "Password=3D;"   

-----Original Message-----
From: yzet [mailto:yzetvida@y...]
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:00 AM
To: ASP Databases
Subject: [asp_databases] Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005'

Hi!
i got the ff. error when i load the site

d:\inetpub\exe\db\qs.mdb

Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005'

Invalid Path

/quintasinfonia/include/qs.asp, line 16

The Path parameter for the MapPath method must be a virtual path. A
physical path was used

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3Dbelow is the script=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
<%

'Se n=E3o especificar, assumir a raiz do site
If path =3D "" then path =3D "."

' Abrir liga=E7=E3o DSNLess =E0 base de dados
'CnDb =3D "DRIVER=3D{Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=3D" & 
Server.Mappath
(path & "/database/qs.mdb") & ";"

dbqs=3Dserver.mappath("./../../db/qs.mdb")

%>
<%=3Ddbqs%>
<%

CnDb=3D"PROVIDER=3DMicrosoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;DATA SOURCE=3D"
CnDb=3DCnDb & server.mappath(dbqs) & ";"

%>

<% 'Mostra as novidades
sub GetNovidades

'Seleccionar os temas principais
SqlString =3D "SELECT Top 6 Format(Data,'yyyy.mm.dd') As DataF, 
Novidades.*
FROM Novidades ORDER BY Data DESC;"

'Criar um recordset
Set RsNews =3D Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

'Abrir o recordset
RsNews.Open SqlString,CnDb,2,1

while not RsNews.eof
	if Session("l") =3D "2" then %>
		<tr><td valign=3D"top"><p class=3D"smalljustify"><b><%=3DRsNews
("DataF")%></b><br><%=3DRsNews("NovidadeUK")%></td></tr>
	<% else %>
		  <tr><td valign=3D"top"><p class=3D"smalljustify"><b><%=3DRsNews
("DataF")%></b><br><%=3DRsNews("NovidadePT")%><br></td></tr>
	<% end if

	RsNews.movenext
wend

'Fechar o Recordset
RsNews.Close
Set RsNews =3D nothing

end sub%>