Writing to a file

[Andrew Chalk]

Can I write to a binary file from a VB script?

I get a syntax error:

Error Type:
Microsoft VBScript compilation (0x800A0401)
Expected end of statement
/Web2_Local/custquery.asp, line 180, column 21
Open "DOWNLOAD.FIL" For Binary Access Write As #1
Many thanks.

[Ray at]

You're trying to use Visual Basic code in your ASP page. Use VB Script.
There is no "open file for input as #1" or anything like that in VBS like in
VB. Download the Windows Scripting Host documentation and read up on the
File Scripting Object.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Ray at home

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Can I write to a binary file from a VB script?

I get a syntax error:

Error Type:
Microsoft VBScript compilation (0x800A0401)
Expected end of statement
/Web2_Local/custquery.asp, line 180, column 21
Open "DOWNLOAD.FIL" For Binary Access Write As #1
Many thanks.

[Ray at]

In your IIS manager, pull up the properties of your site, or your
application. Home directory tab. Configuration (under application
settings). App debugging tab. Uncheck the debugging options.

That's my guess, anyway.

Ray at home

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Response.Clear removes most of the extraneous bytes -- but still leaves

<!--METADATA TYPE="ASP_DEBUG_INFO"
-->

at the beginning.

[Ray at]

Perhaps this has to do with your debugging mode? Let's hope for that.

Ray at home

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That link:

http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2161

is very interesting. Works like a champ -- except that it prefaces the
binary data with 3.5k of header bytes -- any idea why? I'm still looking
through the docs. on this.

Regards,

Andrew

[Andrew Chalk]

Found the problem! I was running in debug mode within VI 6.0. That puts the
header there and it can't be removed. Run it from localhost, or whatever,
and the header disappears.

Regards.

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Perhaps this has to do with your debugging mode? Let's hope for that.

Ray at home

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Will trade ASP help for SQL Server help
"Andrew Chalk" <ac****@XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

That link:

http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2161

is very interesting. Works like a champ -- except that it prefaces the
binary data with 3.5k of header bytes -- any idea why? I'm still looking
through the docs. on this.

Regards,

Andrew