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asp_web_howto thread: Re: server.mapPath


Message #1 by "Scott m" <dr_forbez@h...> on Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:53:13
Yeah this drove me nuts too... unfortunately you cannot use the 

server.mappath function in the Session_OnEnd subroutine.



Scott



> I have a page that creates text files for users  to download.  When the 

user

> clicks home I call abandon.asp explicitly end the session then redirect 

the

> user to the home page.  In my global.asa Session_OnEnd I have this:

> 

> Sub Session_OnEnd

> 	Dim oFSO, strcsvFolderPath

> 	strcsvFolderPath = "d:\inetpub\wwwroot\waterobs\download\"

> 	'strcsvFolderPath = server.MapPath("\waterobs\download")

> 	set oFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

> 	'oFSO.DeleteFile (strcsvFolderPath & "\" & Session("FileName")

> &".csv")

> 	oFSO.DeleteFile (strcsvFolderPath & Session("FileName") &".csv")

> 	set oFSO = nothing

> End Sub 

> 

> Everything works fine when I use the physical path.  But when I try to 

use

> server.mapPath it doesn't delete the file.  The two commented lines are 

the

> ones that don't work.  I just want to know why.

> 


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