I have the code below running fine on my notebook (Localhost), but when I take it up to the Web server, it will not run find any files. I think it has to do with the fact that my notebook has test files local (in a normal directory) and the web server has a virtual directory setup. Can't fingure out how to set it up with a Virtual Directory.


local directory structer is
-wwwroot (C:\inetpub\wwwroot)
------ProductTags (C:\inetpub\wwroot\ProductTags)
---------HMCTAGS (C:\inetpub\wwroot\productTags\hmctags)

Server directory structure is (Web (IIS) server name = Server-1)
- wwwroot (F:\inetpub\wwwroot)
------ProductTags (F:\inetpub\wwwroot\ProductTags)
----------HMCTAGS (virtual directory set up in IIS called HMCTAGS
points to \\Server-2\TAGS\HMCTAGS\)


I think I understand the difference between using the server.mappath and not using it? virtual path of c:\intetpub\wwwroot would = / if using server.mappath ?

Looked thru reference materials (book, Active Server Pages 3.0) and did a search here but still lost.


strLocalPath = server.mappath("/ProductTags/" & sel) on the server does work since it's not a virtual directory, but as soon as I add "HMCTAGS" (virtural directory) no dice.


Thanks
J.C.

You will need to talk to your server administrator about what user identity IIS is impersonating in order to run the code you are using. For example, if it is impersonating IUSR_<machinename> then this account is local to the webserver, and can't be given permissions to remote resources, hence your code will fail.

If you are using pass-through authentication, then you will need to use Basic Auth, or enable Delegation (if you are using Kerberos Authentication), or you will need to be using a Windows 2003 Functional Level domain + Protocol Transition.

Cheers
Ken

Microsoft MVP - Windows Server (IIS)
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