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Why do I get 'Permission Denied' errors with FileSystemObject?
Permission Denied, when dealing with the FileSystemObject, has to do with local file and folder permissions for the anonymous user (IUSR_<machine_name>).
To open a text file forReading (1), IUSR_<machine_name> must have read access in the folder the file is located.
To open a text file forWriting (2) or forAppending (8), or to create a text file, IUSR_<machine_name> must have read and write access in the folder.
Rather than alter the permissions for IUSR_<machine_name>, giving him/her access to various parts of your machine, my recommendation is to first pursue placing any such text files within the web structure, or in any other place that IUSR_<machine_name> already has access. The more you alter file- and folder-level permissions to suit your application, the more open your system will be for attack... and the more maintenance you will have to do if your application should ever move to a new server.
To open a text file forReading (1), IUSR_<machine_name> must have read access in the folder the file is located.
To open a text file forWriting (2) or forAppending (8), or to create a text file, IUSR_<machine_name> must have read and write access in the folder.
Rather than alter the permissions for IUSR_<machine_name>, giving him/her access to various parts of your machine, my recommendation is to first pursue placing any such text files within the web structure, or in any other place that IUSR_<machine_name> already has access. The more you alter file- and folder-level permissions to suit your application, the more open your system will be for attack... and the more maintenance you will have to do if your application should ever move to a new server.
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