Diff between local and server

[MikeR]

To get to a database on my local server:
dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("../db/qsl.mdb")

That same line causes the connection to puke on my host's server, and must be
dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("/db/qsl.mdb")

Why the difference?
MikeR 1st

 

[Ronx]

Does your host's server allow parent paths?

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Your hosting service doesn't allow parent paths. The "../" indicates a path
above the current directory. The "/" indicates a path beginning at the root
of the web site. Parent paths have been used by hackers to get into the web
server's upper-level and system folders, and many hosting services disallow
them.

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[MikeR]

Thanks guys.
MikeR 1st

 

[MikeR]

I waded around a in IIS, to set my local server to parent paths off(to match my ISP), and
now, using dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("/db/qsl.mdb") I get this:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]General error Unable to open registry key
'Temporary (volatile) Jet DSN for process 0xdb4 Thread 0xa58 DBC 0x1150064 Jet'.

I Googled lotsa stuff about error 80004005, but no joy on a fix.
Sure woulb be nive to have it the same path in both places. My host is VERY reluctant to
change settings, citing security concerns.
MikeR 1st

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

80004005 errors are permission related.

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I waded around a in IIS, to set my local server to parent paths off(to match my ISP), and now,
using dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("/db/qsl.mdb") I get this:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]General error Unable to open registry key 'Temporary
(volatile) Jet DSN for process 0xdb4 Thread 0xa58 DBC 0x1150064 Jet'.

I Googled lotsa stuff about error 80004005, but no joy on a fix.
Sure woulb be nive to have it the same path in both places. My host is VERY reluctant to change
settings, citing security concerns.
MikeR 1st

To get to a database on my local server:
dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("../db/qsl.mdb")

That same line causes the connection to puke on my host's server, and must be
dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("/db/qsl.mdb")

Why the difference?
MikeR 1st

 

[MikeR]

I waded into IIS on my local server, and set parent paths off, so I would match my host.
Now dbname="DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("/db/qsl.mdb") gives me

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]General error Unable to open registry key
'Temporary (volatile) Jet DSN for process 0xdb4 Thread 0x204 DBC 0x1150064 Jet'.

Googling that finds a ton of references to error 80004005, but nothing that fixes the
problem.

MikeR 1st