Thanks Jochem, Apparently I was missing a trailing back slash at the end of my destination path. I am filing away your suggestion as I probably will need it at some point as well.
Thanks again to all. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jochem van Dieten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 1:54 AM Subject: Re: file uploads > Michael Gribbin wrote: > > > Hi gang, > > > > I'm trying to set up a file upload for the first time. I get this error: > > > > "Error attempting to save uploaded file to path > > 'C:\WEB\somewebsite.com\images\newsreviewsimages\teaserimages..' Access is > > denied. (error 5)" > > > There appears to be something wrong with the path. It shouldn't end in > two dots. > > > >>>>Apart from the proper permissions on that directory (Add) you > >>>>will also need the following permissions on c:\winnt (or whatever > >>>>the name of your systemroot is): > >>>>IUSR_servername: Add > >>>>Creator/Owner: Read, Write, Delete > >>>> > >>>>This is because during an upload CF writes a temp file there (and > >>>>if somebody can explain to me how to change this so it writes to > >>>>the tempdir I would be very happy). > > > I wrote that. > > > >>This seems a little odd. Can you verify with another explanation. I'm > >>not really understanding what they're saying here. > > > It has been my experience that without these settings file uploads don't > work. Maybe it is my particular setup in which I switched the account > under which CF runs, but that is the story. Nothing really to explain > here, he should just try it to see if this fixes it, sounds like 2 > minutes of work to me and (on a properly set up server) it shouldn't be > a real security risk because execute access is denied (the usual if's > and but's apply). > > Jochem > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc 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
