file system object -- permission denied

**makeda** · Oct 22, 2001 14:30

Hey,

I am trying to use a file system object to open up a text file and read it into my page. It had been working fine but no longer. Now I get an error:

Microsoft VBScript Runtime(0x800A0046)
Permission Denied

I am assuming that a security setting on my browser has something to do with it, but I have tried it with everything enabled and it still doesn't work.

Has anyone seen this before? If so, what can I do?

Thanks

**shane** · Oct 22, 2001 15:38

Is this on your local system or on a hosted site?

Some hosts will disable/remove the scripting component for security reasons. I had a similar problem with our hosting company. I'd been using the FSO fine but after they'd moved to a new server they'd disabled the FSO part of the scripting component. It wasn't a huge deal for me as I was able to convert the files I was using to XML format and use the MSXML parser instead.

**big_al** · Oct 22, 2001 16:24

The IUser account needs to have write permission to the directory your trying to interact with

**makeda** · Oct 22, 2001 20:24

shane, this is on my local computer. i am runnging win2000 server with IE 5.5.

big al, forgive my ignorance, but where do I maintain the Iuser accounts?

Thanks for all of your help!

**big_al** · Oct 22, 2001 22:12

Hi,

In your IIs managment Console, find your web then right click the diesired directory, propertise and permissions (off the top of my head) you should then be able to see what users have what permission. the IUser should be there but might not be, if it is change the permissions to write. if the IUser is not there click "Add User" and then find the IUser account and give it Write permission.

The IUser is a built in account installed by IIs, any users that are loggin in anonymously to a webpage get logged in to that account

**dhtmlgod** · Oct 23, 2001 03:34

Al, can't you just set permission up for THAT folder, not the account? Wouldn't that be safer?

**makeda** · Oct 23, 2001 05:47

big al,

that worked. for the time being i didn't need to go through IIS. i just went to the file's properties, went to security, added 'everyone' and gave them full permissions.

thanks again.