I downloaded the code for ASP.NET Website Programming, Visual Basic .NET Edition, and followed the instructions to install and build the site. When I try to access the URL in local host I get the following error message:

http://localhost/thephileVB/Default.aspx
Error Message:
Access to the path "C:\Wrox\ThePhileVB\Config\AdsManager.Config" is denied.

I'm using Windows XP Professional upgraded from Windows XP Home.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Anita



Microsoft certified developer, mcsd.net, www.anitamorgan.com

Make sure the ASPNET user account has write access to the NTFS directories under C:\Wrox\ThePhileVB.

Eric

Additionally, make sure you limit access to readonly when you don't need write access. This is explained in item 4 in the index.htm file that comes in the code download:

Users with VB.NET version of Code

Dim fs As New FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)

Users with C# version of Code

FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

Eric

Eric, Thanks for responding to my posting. I had already followed the instructions in the readme.htm file that comes with the download. When I added write access, as you suggested, the home page does come up. Unfortunately, I haven't had training in SQL Server 2000 administration or IIS administration.

Anita

Where do I put the code in to give me the approprate permissions?
Here's the error I get when I try to view
my stuff:

An unexpected error has occurred on this page. The system administrators have been notified. Please feel free to contact us with the information surrounding this error.
The error occurred in: http://localhost/ThePhile/Default.aspx
Error Message: Unable to generate a temporary class (result=1). error CS0009: Metadata file 'C:\WINDOWS1\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\Tem porary ASP.NET Files\thephile\ba211877\6ca9ec9\assembly\dl\47ff8c b0\ea809706_3c90c401\Wrox.WebModules.Polls.Configu ration.DLL' could not be opened -- 'Access is denied. '

See this thread:
http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10777

The second message is the fix I would recommend. Somehow their converstation switched to SQL Server, but I don't think that's relevant for you.

The third message is not related either - that is explaining how to fix a virtual directory problem.

You seem to have a problem with the ASPNET user not having write permission to your temporary ASP.NET Files folder, so this sounds like an NTFS permissions problem.

By the way, this is hinting that something else is wrong, since the ASPNET user should always have write permission to this folder. Can you make other ASP.NET applications on this computer - even simple ones?

Or maybe your IIS security authorization is set wrong? Are you using impersonation?

Eric

This worked for me. It is also the same fix for a similar problem noted in http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_...onfig%2Cdenied

QUESTION: Do we need to make this change in EVERY ModuleConfig.vb file in the site?

You should *ALWAYS* request only read access if you know you don't need to write to the file.

I dont seem to be able to find the download for the book Website Programming - Problem - Design - Solution. Visual Basic .Net Edition anywhere on the Wrox website. There are downloads for thr C# version of the book and for a newer edition of the book. Can you advise as to where I can find this code?

Just pick the C# book download, and the next screen also has the link for the VB code:

http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTit...load_code.html