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ActiveX component can't create object: 'Scripting.FileSystemObject'

Until a few months ago, ASP pages that included creation of scripting.filesystemobect would run on my WinXP sp2 machine. Now I get the error message -ActiveX component can't create object: 'Scripting.FileSystemObject' The ASP pages without scripting.filesystemobject run fine e.g. database connections, etc.

I have looked at folder and registry permissions and that does not appear to be a problem, tried once to reinstall the VBScripting engine (current version running is 5.7), and that made things worse - so I undid that and am back to the original problem.

There was a long post on this issue in xp-exch in 2005 with a lot of chatter and no resolution. I'm hoping in the time since that it has been resolved. Any takers?

sample of what generates error

<% objFso = CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")%>

if I use the following, <% objFso = Server.CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")%> I get a different error - Invalid Class String

Emad Gawai

refer
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21551169/ActiveX-component-can't-create-object-'Scripting-FileSystemObject'.html
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311269

_Stilgar_

Try this (Assuming this is a server side issue):

Set objFso = Server.CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Stilgar.

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RobSampson

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RobSampson

Thanks for the grade. Is there any chance you could post here which changes you made, just for clarity, if it's not too complicated?

Thanks,

Rob.