Access is denied. [modified]

[Christian Graus]

I believe that the web server that's built in to visual studio doesn't enforce the sort of security that IIS does, simply because no-one is going to run a live website with it. Imagine if my site is on a web host that runs a lot of other sites. They are probably all going to be folders under the IIS root. So, if I were to write code that looks for files with a path starting in a .., I could try to read files that belong to another site. That's just one reason why IIS doesn't let you read or write above the root of the web application.

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[Im a beginner]

Your answer is absolutely right. If I save the file to one of the folders under the project, it works with IIS. So I wonder if there is any way to write directly to another location like I did (Configure IIS for example) because when I searched information, some people say that there is a way by adding this line in web.config file between tag <system.web> and </system.web>:

<identity impersonate="true"/>

I tried, but it did not work. Thanks for your help,

[sashidhar]

What abt this code..!

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}
protected void Button6\_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    FileUpload1.SaveAs("D:\\\\a.txt");  <----
}

use the following code..!

//Make sure a folder exixt folder
FileUpload1.SaveAs(@"D:\SomeFolderName\" + FileUpload1.FileName);

Your wasting the time..!:cool:

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[Im a beginner]

That code placed in default.aspx.cs file is used to save a file whose path is got from FileUpload1 Control to D:\a.txt (Actually, it saves and change the original file's name into a.txt). If I modify it as following, it works:

protected void Button6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FileUpload1.SaveAs(Server.Map("~")+@"\a.txt"); <----
}

But I do want it to do directly on D: Drive (or another Drive, not C: Drive) Thanks,

[sashidhar]

Have You tried the above code..! Make sure a folder is created..!

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[Im a beginner]

Yes, I tried and it worked, but this approach is not exactly what I want. If the path is got from Server.Map("~"), I just only work with C: Drive because wwwroot folder of IIS is only placed on C:Drive. I want to work with D: Drive instead. Thanks,

modified on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 5:39 AM

[sashidhar]

I'm a beginner wrote:

I want to work with D: Drive instead.

Follow this steps..! 1)Create a folder myfolder in D drive..! try the below code ..!

FileUpload1.SaveAs(@"D:\myfolder\" + FileUpload1.FileName);

What do u mean by this..!

I'm a beginner wrote:

Server.Map("~")

Server.Map is the root folder of your website..!

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[Im a beginner]

sashidhar wrote:

FileUpload1.SaveAs(@"D:\myfolder\" + FileUpload1.FileName);

Yes, I tried the code above and that is the approach I want to do. Unfortunately, it threw an error like the question of this topic.

sashidhar wrote:

Server.Map is the root folder of your website..!

Yes, it is. Thanks,

[sashidhar]

Make this folder share and try it..!

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[Im a beginner]

Oops, I tried and this time, it worked. I have no idea. Thanks for your help,

[sashidhar]

I'm a beginner wrote:

Thanks for your help,

Here Its A tradition to mark it as answer if it really helps you..!

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