I am calling images from a folder using FSO. Everything is working fine EXCEPT that the images sometimes appear in a new browser window, and sometimes they don't. I have set up the code so that when the user enters the model number, the code sniffs thru the folder and if that image is found, a hyperlink to that image is displayed (response.write). Once clicked that image pops up in a new browser window. Writing the hyperlinks works fine, tis when the user clicks that hyperlink that the image is sometimes replace by the default (image not available icon).

Any help would greatly be appreciated. Let me know what snippets of code you would need to review, too.

One last note: the images are jpeg but are huge (~1meg). However that doesn't seem to be the problem because some smaller images don't appear and other bigger ones do???

Thanks

Why images are being called using FSO, as these images can be
displayed using <IMG tag..


Om Prakash

I am using FSO because the folder I am referring to is constantly growing in its content (number of files). Therefore, with a consistant filenaming convention, I do not have to embed the links onto the HTML page but rather have the code look into folder to find a match.

Hi,

 Can you paste the code, which actually displays the image and writes the <A... tag



Om Prakash

Sure, here it is:
Of course "modelhr" is the name of the textfield in the form:

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  <%
dim fsohr
dim pichrurl
dim strpath1
dim modelhr
dim modelhrpic
dim gethrpic
modelhr=Request.Form("modelhr")

if modelhr<>"" Then


'this code checks the existance of a image file to display the product image
'================================================= ===============
Set fsohr = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

pichrurl="\img\hires\" & modelhr & ".jpg"

strpath1=Server.MapPath(pichrurl)

If (fsohr.FileExists(strpath1)) Then

Response.Write("<P class=""locator"" style=""margin-bottom: -10px;"">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=""../img/icon.gif"">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="""&pichrurl&""" target=_blank class=""locator"" title="""&modelhr&"""&nbsp;image"">"""&modelhr&""" &nbsp;&nbsp;image</a></P>" )


Else
    Response.Write("<P class=""locator"" style=""margin-top: -5px;"">"""&modelhr&"""&nbsp;&nbsp;image unavailable</P>" )
        End If
end if


%>

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I've checked this section (FSO) in ASP.3.0 For Beginner's but couldn't find an explanation for this inconsistent behaviour??

I am still having the same problem. The code recognizes the image in the folder because it "writes" its link onto the webpage. HOWEVER, when clicking that link the image is replaced by the standard missing image icon???

I have already included my chunk of code as per the moderator's request, but have not heard back since???

Any help in resolving this would greatly be appreciated!
Thanks

Hi Nancy,

Have you checked that the offending images have security set so that that the internet guest account can see them?

HTH,

Chris

I'm sorry I don't quite understand what you mean by: "have security set so that that the internet guest account can see them?"

Could you kindly explain?
Thanks Chris

Hi Nancy,

I assume because you are using the fso you are windows based.

If you can look at the image files in windows explorer, right click, select properties -> security. Check out which groups have access to the file & what kind of access.

You may find that access is restricted to admin / system or some other combination, in which case the fso may find them, but an internet guest will not be allowed to access them.

Best regards,

Chris