I've got this problem. Currently, i'm in an intranet where i have mapping to this folder amsweb02... All coding is done inside this folder, however i'm required to do a Search Engine to search through a local drive folder (K:\public) for pdf files... Coding shouldn't be a problem right now, what the error was, [u]" The Path Parameter for the MapPathmethod must be a virtual path, A physical path was used."</u> :(

I'm using WIN XP, i got no idea how to map... There is a total of 7000+ pdf files to search through, so i don't think i can copy and paste all these files into the amsweb02 folder! Please Help!!!!

i'm a beginner, hoping to learn more.. please help... thanks a lot

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i\'m a beginner, hoping to learn more.. please help... thanks a lot

You can either set up a virtual directory under amsweb02 which points to k:\public, or you can do away with the MapPath part and just use the physical location directly.

you trying to say i can use physical path instead? how do i do that? not using filesystemboject right?

and how do i set up a virtual directory under amsweb02 which will be pointed to k:\public? is there special codings for this? or?

i'm a beginner, hoping to learn more.. please help... thanks a lot

FileSystemObject will happily take a physical path.

The easiest way to create a virtual directory is using the Internet Services Manager. Here's a microsoft article that explains how to do it for all version of IIS (since you have XP, you will have IIS 5.1)
http://support.microsoft.com/default...172138&sd=tech

filesystemobject doesn't work.. it gives me this error of using physical path instead of virtual path.. that's why i don't think it works... as work IIS, i'm already in an intranet amsweb02, can i map to another folder when i already have one mapping of the amsweb02 done by the intranet?

i'm a beginner, hoping to learn more.. please help... thanks a lot

Which methods of FileSystemObject are you using? can you post some code?

Re the virtual directory - I meant that you could create a virtual dir under the root dir so you would have:
amsweb02 - same as you have now
amsweb02/pdf - points to k:\public

then you could use filesystemobject.someMethod( Server.MapPath("pdf") )

<%
Const fsoForReading = 1

Dim strSearchText
strSearchText = Request.Form("SearchText")

'Now, we want to search all of the files
Dim objFSO
Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")


Dim objFolder
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(Server.MapPath("/dept/quality/test/"))

'Declare the variables used to compare the
'textstring with the details of files in the folder
Dim objFile, objTextStream, strFileContents, bolFileFound
bolFileFound = False

'Searching through each different files' name
For Each objFile in objFolder.Files
  If Response.IsClientConnected then
  strFileContents = objFile.Name

    'Comparing file name with the textstring
    If InStr(1,strFileContents,strSearchText,1) then
        Response.Write "<LI><A HREF=""http://amsweb02/dept/quality/test/" & objFile.Name & _
                      """>" & objFile.Name & "</A><BR>"

       bolFileFound = True
    End If

  End If
Next

if Not bolFileFound then Response.Write "No matches found...<br>Tip: Check your P/N or component number again carefully!"




Set objTextStream = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
%>


i'm a beginner, hoping to learn more.. please help... thanks a lot