Microsoft VBScript runtime error ’800a004
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Topic: Microsoft VBScript runtime error ’800a004
Posted By: Carlos287
Subject: Microsoft VBScript runtime error ’800a004
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 12:20pm
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Hello everyone. I'm new here, and it's great to be joining this group. Using forums version 7.7. I have a little problem I hope to get some advice on resolving, to do with file and image uploads. Settings enabled for such uploads, globally and in individual forums. Here's what happens if I try and include a file or image in a forum post, ie, click the upload button and get the screen to browse for a file and include it, then click on ok: Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a004c' Line 80 in the relevant file says this: objFSO.CreateFolder(Server.MapPath(strFileUploadPath & "\" & strUserFolderName)) Now, I'm not a programmer, just a non-techie guy who is developing a forum! Does it looks like I'm missing something on my server or got something mis-configufred? I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks! |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 12:40pm
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In the admin area on the upload configuration page you probally
have the wrong path to the upload folder as the error suggests the
upload folder can not be found. The path to this upload folder should be a relative file to your main forum files and be within side the web root of your web site. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: Carlos287
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 1:15pm
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Thank you -boRg-, and for such a swift reply. You're right, the paths were wrong. Things now work correctly if I have those directories off of the website root, as in: ../images But, I would prefer to have those folders within a folder called, say, uploads that's off of the root. For instance: ../uploads/images If I do that, though, it doesn't work: I get the same VBScript error. Do I need to modify the VBScript to have the directory structure I want? If so, what do I need to do? Thanks, appreciate your advice.
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 1:19pm
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You then need to have a folder called uploads in the root of your site with the said named folders inside.
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Posted By: Carlos287
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 1:30pm
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Yes, it should work, shouldn't it? But no matter what I do that different from ../foldername, I get the VBScript error. I've tried these combinations: ../upload/images Same VBScript error each time. Obviously I'm not doing something right... |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 1:40pm
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Why not just leave it in it's default location then?
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Posted By: Carlos287
Date Posted: 06 February 2004 at 1:42pm
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Precisely the conclusion I've just arrived at! Thanks. |