vbscript : fso.opentextfile permission denied - vbscript

Question

In my code segment, when I script the file name, it gives me a permission denied
on the following line:
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strDirectory & strFile, ForAppending, True)
Here is the script
'output log info
Function OutputToLog (strToAdd)
Dim strDirectory,strFile,strText, objFile,objFolder,objTextFile,objFSO
strDirectory = "c:\eNet"
strFile = "\weeklydel.bat"
'strText = "Book Another Holiday"
strText = strToAdd
' Create the File System Object
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Check that the strDirectory folder exists
If objFSO.FolderExists(strDirectory) Then
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
Else
Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strDirectory)
'WScript.Echo "Just created " & strDirectory
End If
If objFSO.FileExists(strDirectory & strFile) Then
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
Else
Set objFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(strDirectory & strFile)
'Wscript.Echo "Just created " & strDirectory & strFile
End If
set objFile = nothing
set objFolder = nothing
' OpenTextFile Method needs a Const value
' ForAppending = 8 ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2
Const ForAppending = 2
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strDirectory & strFile, ForAppending, True)
' Writes strText every time you run this VBScript
objTextFile.WriteLine(strText)
objTextFile.Close
End Function
I have assigned the vbscript domain administrator permissions. Any ideas?
thanks in advance

Answer 1

I don't think this has to do with File Permissions per se. It has to do with the fact that you've created the file using:
Set objFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(strDirectory & strFile)
That creates the file...and carries a reference to that file (objFile)
Then you don't close the file before you destroy the reference
...
'Missing objFile.Close here
Set objFile = nothing
Set objFolder = nothing
...
Consequently you're destroying the reference but leaving the textstream open in memory thus locking your file.
You are then proceeding to attempt to re-open the file while the file is already "open". This is a little long winded, you've already got a reference after you've created the file - it would be easier just to write straight to that rather than destroy the reference before creating another one.

Answer 2

for what its worth...
I was convinced I had a permission error because of this line:
Set LogFile = LogFSO.OpenTextFile(LogFileName, ForWriting, True)
Because that's the line that the 'permission denied' error pointed to. But in fact, my permission error was a few lines further down:
WshShell.AppActivate(ScreensToRemove(i))
WshShell.SendKeys ("~")
WScript.Sleep(1000)
There was no screen with such a caption, so the SendKeys is what did not have permission.
The solution, of course, was:
If WshShell.AppActivate(ScreensToRemove(i)) = True Then
WshShell.SendKeys ("~")
WScript.Sleep(1000)
End if
Hope that might help.

Answer 3

Also, make sure that you don't have the file open in Excel (I had this problem with a .csv file)...

Answer 4

In my particular case the file which existed before and all I had to do was give permission to the Everyone user

Answer 5

balabaster is exactly right. You either need to close the file before reopening it a second time for writing, or using the existing open handle.