Hi
Chris Hohmann and Bob Milutinovic gave me two replies that I read carefully and
tried to take on board.
They had both suggestions and questions.
I did my level best to try their suggestions and answer their questions.
I put it all in one reply to try and establish one path of trials.
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Anthony Jones and Bob Barrows both kindly contributed with comments and suggestions.
My replies and comments to both are here.
Anthony said
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"Dunno what that is. A better test would be to knock up some VBScript in VBS file
that simulates the sort of ADO querying you would be doing from ASP."
I will do that - the reason there are two reasons that I did not do it already
1. I expected that I would be told that this is the wrong group
- AND -
it is ASP that I want the things to wok in.
2. I have experience in the past that the content in VBS does not always work when
transfered to ASP
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"When you created the S: mapping did you enter any user credentials that are needed
gain access to the share?"
No - found the Folder (cannot remember if it was in 'Search' or 'Network Places') -
then RightClick - DropDown - Clicked on MapPath
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"What does this mean? Your assigning a string into a variable but what do you do
with it?"
In the Original Post, there was a copy of the ASPage, I inserted the line in to that
file.
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"What is 'the "Z:" share"? What is the UNC equivalent?"
In the Original Post I listed four devices on the Network - the "Z:" share is the
Windows 2000 Server.
The test was done in response to the thought that it could all work OK if I used a
PC rather than the MAXTOR device.
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"That isn't surprising since so far you haven't got the UNC path working even in an
interactive session and S: will not be available in IIS."
I understand that - that is the whole basis of my problem - lol
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"Sounds like there is a problem resolving the name mss-0145F8? What protocols are
you running (OTW are you running NBT over TCP/IP or just straight TCP/IP).
Try pinging mss-0145F8 I bet that doesn't work. Is mss-0145F8 actually the
Computer name the domain knows the device as. Your other post appear to refer to it
as MAXTOR."
Please look at
http://www.byershostingpeter.co.uk/test/images-1.htm there are three
images tha I think may be relevant.
I do not know what protocols I am running, BUT, I will find out !!
Thank you Anthony
Bob said
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"Is this MAXTOR thing a removable drive?
In my experience, mapped drives do not work with IIS. you need to use the unc
path."
The MAXTOR thing is a Network Attached Storage device - 192.168.1.110
I have never got Mapped Drives to work with IIS
This is my first aquaintance with UNC paths - BUT - I am doing my best to learn -
lol
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"This is not really relevant. just because this drive is visible to your user
account does not mean that it is visible to the account under which ASP is running."
I understand that - it was done in response to a comment from 'Chris and the other
Bob' - I am trying to cover all bases and give all the info to the kind, clever
folks that are trying to help me !!
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"Permissions. The account IIS is running under needs permissions to both the pbyers
share and the folder the share is referring to."
I understand that - sadly, I am not very knowledgeable about the subject of
Permissions (so far, I have got away with plugging devices into a network and
praying - lol)
As mentioned in a previous post, I am furiously trying to learn and get up to speed
on the subject of Active Directory and Domains.
In years I am ancient - technologically, I am a Babe-in-Arms, but I am working hard
to learn - once I know, I wont forget !!
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"Again ... irrelevant"
I did this simple to prove to myself that I was not being caught out by any typos !!
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"Then you have the wrong path. This needs to be correct before you attempt to use
it."
That is something I know - I wish I could get the correct ones - with help from the
clever folks in here, I hope and expect to get there !!
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Thank you Bob