I have created a ActiveX dll in VB to open a word template and then create a new word file with certain data. I am using this dll in an ASP page and it gives me "Permission Denied" error. The code in the dll

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Dim wdApp As New Word.Application
Dim sSourcePath As String
'sSourcePath = "c:\Complete\W_532A_R.dot"
sSourcePath = App.Path & "\Complete\W_532A_R.dot"

wdApp.Documents.Open sSourcePath
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The last line causes the error when used through ASP with the path specified both ways(commented & uncommented). The dll works fine if used in another VB app on the server.

The folder where the dll and the Word template is stored has full access for everyone including the IUSR... user.

Please Help.

Thanks

RB

Hi there,

I am not too experienced with running Word from within an ASP component. Somehow I have always been able to avoid this kind of slow and unscalable solutions, but I am sure there are some good reasons to do it anyway.

It looks like a security issue to me. Although the IUSR has sufficient permissions, are you sure your site is running under the IUSR account? Where is your DLL hosted? In a COM+ package?

Take a look here for example: http://www.aspfree.com/index2.php?op...ge=0&hide_js=1
This article talks a bit about configuring DCom apps. I think you'll need to configure Word to act as a remote server. To do that, type dcomcnfg in the Run box and hit enter. You'll get a different program depending on your Windows version. For XP, somewhere under DCOM Config, you'll find Word or Word document. That's where I would start my "configuring business".

This may not be the answer you were hoping for, but I hope it's a least a good starting point for searching the web. Stuff like dcom and dcomcnfg are terms you'll find quite a lot of info about.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

In addition to this, you want to read this: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;288366

You can find this, and other useful articles by searching for Configure DCOM word.application at the MX support site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Imar,

Thanks for you suggestions, they were not a starting point but the last thing I had to refer to find the solution!

The problem was, as you said, with the security on the Word DCOM. I modified the Identity under which to run Word to 'The interactive' user and added the IUSR... user to the access and launch security settings.

Thanks,

RB

Great. I knew it had something to do with the DCOM settings for Word, but wasn't sure what exactly you had to change. Did you change the settings for "Microsoft Word-document"? Or did you change something else?

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

I changed the settings for 'Microsoft Word Document'

Hi rupakb,

         I need your help very urgently. I saw your post on 05/26/2004 as
 "I have created a ActiveX dll in VB to open a word template and then create a new word file with certain data". Could please explain how you solve this requirement?



Thanks,
Kalees