Good suggestion on the CF Service Account.. thanks. Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Byers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:11 AM Subject: RE: FileExists WINNT Mapped Drive Permissions > I agree with Brook. Try UNC paths. Also you may have to set up a CF > service account with basic network privileges to be able to browse the > network, so to speak, and run the CF service as that account. Be sure to > add that user to your Administrators group on the local machine so that it > reserves the same rights it had as the local system account. > > Hope that helps. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Fafard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 3:32 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: FileExists WINNT Mapped Drive Permissions > > > > Can we see your code? > > Sure, watch the wrap. > > > <cfset theFormCadNumber = REReplace(#getForms.FormCadNumber#,"-| ","","ALL") > > > > <cfif Len(theFormCadNumber) is not 0> > > <!-- Test for files existance.. if true, build the path.. can one use > UNC? --> > <cfset filePath = "P:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CAD_PDF\" & #theFormCadNumber# & > ".pdf" > > > <cfif FileExists(filePath)> > <cfset CadExists ="true"> > <cfset theURL = "http://my.domain.com/Cad_pdf/"; & #theFormCadNumber# & > ".pdf" > > <cfelse> > <cfset CadExists ="false"> > </cfif> > > </cfif> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: FileExists WINNT Mapped Drive Permissions > > > > We use UNC paths. This is a better idea, because I beleive (correct me if > I > > am wring) a mapped drive is not automatically mounted at startup. So if > > your machines reboots, you wil not have access to the mapped drive until > > you log in. > > > > UNC paths are alllow with CF and work fine. > > > > Can we see your code? > > > > Brook > > > > At 02:42 PM 7/28/02 +0200, you wrote: > > >David Fafard wrote: > > > > > > > > Having a problem getting FileExists to work > > > > on an Win NT 2K Server. > > > > > > > > My Files needed to check are on a mapped > > > > drive but it seems CFMX can not see them. > > > > ( I would use UNC path but I believe that is not allowed ) > > > > > >It doesn't help since it is a permmissions issue. > > > > > > > > > > I'm thinking it's a permissions thing with CFMX service > > > > running as LOCAL. > > > > > >Correct. > > > > > > > > > > Is there any way to test for a files existance without > > > > changing the service to something other than LOCAL? > > > > > >You could use cfimpersonate if you are not on MX yet. Else, change the > > >service. > > > > > >Jochem > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
