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I just did a search and didn't really see anybody talking about this.

I am familiar with FSO, but would it be possible to read in an ASP file

(as text) from a webserver via Visual Basic as long as the application

has permissions to that folder/file via the network (not from an HTTP

request)? It would seem likely to me, but would someone please confirm

this before I go telling some co-workers on my project that it wouldn't

be an issue?



I don't have the resources available to me to do a quick ad hoc test on

this, so any help would be appreciated, thanks!


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"ToMo" <tsigler@gmail.com>wrote in message

Sorry to hear that. You should try using VB's native file I/O instead. It

is faster, uses less overhead, eliminates a dependency and doesn't fall

victim to being disabled.



Sure. It may be a bit unusual to have an app reading a web server directory

directly but as long as the shares exist and the permissions allow it it's

just another file. You'll get the actual ASP file text and not the

formatted HTML text but I'm assuming that's what you want. If you want the

HTML that the client sees you'll need to go through the web server via an

http request.



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"ToMo" <tsigler@gmail.com>wrote in message



A file is a file is a file.





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Awesome, thanks for the info Bob! I kinda figured it wouldn't be an

issue, but assumptions have gotten me into pickles enough times that I

try not to make them if at all possible.



-Tom



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Oh yeah, and just an explanation, the file I want to read in is an ASP

include file that has a constant value setting that I need to pull...



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"ToMo" <tsigler@gmail.com>wrote in message



Are you trying to extend your question or just giving us an FYI?





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