A simple Question...

[Lizard-]

Using ASP can I directly access folders elswhere on the local network and put them on a website?

e.g. Word docs. If a user is in their own directory and is working on documents that change from day to day, is it possible to link directly to those documents on the network so that when somebody clicks a link on the live Internet webpage it will retrieve the document?

[Webforumz Staff]

Wouldn't it be easier for the users to work on documents from the server via a shared folder?
Although you would have to be careful with permissions.

[Lizard-]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="verdana, arial" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Sirkent
Wouldn't it be easier for the users to work on documents from the server via a shared folder?
Although you would have to be careful with permissions.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

So that's a no then...?

[Rob]

I would have to agree with Sirkent... never open up your local network to outside access from the internet.... thats just asking for it.

[courtjester]

I wouldn't ever do something like this on the internet... but on an Intranet I don't see why it'd be a problem...

[Rob]

He never said intra-net..... but yes, on an intra-net this would be ok.
just set the directory in question as a virtual directory, and set 'browse' permissions on it.

[courtjester]

Oh, I guess I was just hoping... That'd be a tad bit scary on the internet...

[Lizard-]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="verdana, arial" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Court Jester
Oh, I guess I was just hoping... That'd be a tad bit scary on the internet...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

I was thinking of the Internet but these docs need to be accessible on the Internet. Giving them a shared folder on the webserver sounds great but you don't know whom I'm dealing with - they make Luddites look good...so what you're saying is that it's possible but DON'T DO IT. Fair enough.

[Rob]

Thats about the size of it Lizard!

[Smokie]

How about a scheduled task that copies documents to the web directory, it could even check which ones have changed....

[Lizard-]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:<hr height="1" noshade="noshade" id="quote" />Originally posted by Smokie
How about a scheduled task that copies documents to the web directory, it could even check which ones have changed....<hr height="1" noshade="noshade" id="quote" /></blockquote id="quote">

Yes, now that sounds the business.

[Smokie]

well, i guess you wanna create a .VBS file which simply uses the File System Object to copy the .doc's from one directory to another.

I think you can use the last modified date to decide which files need to be moved, or just move the whole lot!

You can then use the Windows task scheduler to execute the .VBS every night.