office automation securiy error

[Alejandro Penate-Diaz]

Hi. While trying to create a a word document in one of my asp.net pages I
keep getting an ASP.NET permission error. first I thought it was been caused
while trying to save the document, and I added permissions for the ASP.NET
account to my folders. after that I realized that the error was being
launche at the very first line of my function:

Word.Applicatio nClass WordApp = new Word.Applicatio nClass();

any ideas on how to solve this?
Thanks a lot,
Alejandro.

[Alejandro Penate-Diaz]

For those who need the answer visit this link:
http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/wo...372#xx999372xx

"Alejandro Penate-Diaz" <al********@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

Hi. While trying to create a a word document in one of my asp.net pages I
keep getting an ASP.NET permission error. first I thought it was been
caused while trying to save the document, and I added permissions for the
ASP.NET account to my folders. after that I realized that the error was
being launche at the very first line of my function:

Word.Applicatio nClass WordApp = new Word.Applicatio nClass();

any ideas on how to solve this?
Thanks a lot,
Alejandro.

[Brock Allen]

Not to be a nark or anything, but I think the licensing for office prohibits
this sort of usage on a webserver. Or, rather, you're supposed to have a
license for office for each user using your web application. At least this
is my understanding. I'd check the EULA.

BTW, this should be unrelated to the permission problem ;)

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Hi. While trying to create a a word document in one of my asp.net
pages I keep getting an ASP.NET permission error. first I thought it
was been caused while trying to save the document, and I added
permissions for the ASP.NET account to my folders. after that I
realized that the error was being launche at the very first line of my
function:

Word.Applicatio nClass WordApp = new Word.Applicatio nClass();

any ideas on how to solve this?
Thanks a lot,
Alejandro.

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

It's probably a security issue.
The ASPNET user account does have permission to run office by default.
You can use impersonation to have ASP.NET run under a different user account
that does have the necessary permission.

For example, you can add a line similar to this to your web.config file:
<identity impersonate="tr ue" userName="domai n\MyUserName">
password="passw ord"/>

Here's more info on impersonation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ersonation.asp

Here's more info on generating office documents, including the wrong ways
(like office automation) and the right ways:
http://SteveOrr.net/articles/ExcelExport.aspx

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"Alejandro Penate-Diaz" <al********@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

Hi. While trying to create a a word document in one of my asp.net pages I
keep getting an ASP.NET permission error. first I thought it was been
caused while trying to save the document, and I added permissions for the
ASP.NET account to my folders. after that I realized that the error was
being launche at the very first line of my function:

Word.Applicatio nClass WordApp = new Word.Applicatio nClass();

any ideas on how to solve this?
Thanks a lot,
Alejandro.