"VB Jonnie" wrote:

> I am at my witless end here, please help!
>
> I have an ASP.Net aspx web page, hosted on Windows Server 2003, that
> receives a query string with the path to an autocad drawing file selected
> from a web page hosted on a unix driven file server. The user wants to have
> this file converted to a pdf.
>
> My page takes the query string and turns it into a windows unc path, then I
> copy the file down to the web server and place it into a directory. This all
> works fine.
>
> The next step is to call an application that will convert the file into a
> pdf, here is where the woes begin...
>
> I have a 3rd party windows command line tool, installed on the same server
> that my web app resides on, and it takes two parameters: fileIn and fileOut.
>
> I am using  Process.Start and ProcessStartInfo to call the conversion app
> but it appears that the arguments are not getting through to it. I can see
> the process running in Task Manager, but it hangs.
>
> When I query the process through either Process.GetProcessById or
> Process.GetProcessesByName, none of the ProcessStartInfo properties that I
> have set have retained their value.
>
> When I attempt to read the StandardOutput, I get an 'invalid character' error.
>
> I have my web config set to <identity impersonate="true"/>, and have set the
> IIS Directory Security anonymous user to the computer admin, for testing of
> permissions.
>
> Here is the code:
>
> Dim procStringArgs As String = " /InFile " & Path & DrawingIn & " /OutFile "
> & PDFOut & " /Hide"
> 'call conversion application with proc args
> Dim proc As New Process
> Dim procSI As New ProcessStartInfo
> procSI.FileName = CONVERTER_FULLPATH
> procSI.Arguments = procStringArgs
> procSI.UseShellExecute = False
> procSI.RedirectStandardOutput = True
> procSI.RedirectStandardError = True
> proc.StartInfo = procSI
> proc.Start()
>
>
> When I print out the FileName and Arguments to a log file this is the result:
>
> FileName: C:\Program Files\[app dir]\[app].exe
> proc args:  /InFile c:\inetpub\wwwroot\[webapp]\InBox\[drawing].DWG /OutFile
> c:\inetpub\wwwroot\[webapp]\OutBox\[drawing].pdf /Hide
>
> The process runs under the Network Service username, which I have given full
> access to the above directories, thinking it was a permissions issue.
>
> Any suggestions greatly appreciated and eagerly implemented for testing,
> thank you.
>
>
> --
> Coding in Sunny Central Florida

"VB Jonnie" <VBJon***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0DA249A6-562B-485E-AC4F-80FD32B05648@microsoft.com...
> I would like to follow up with some more information that may be helpful
to
> those trying to help me.
>
> Pasting the app name and arguments from my log file into a command window
or
> the run command works fine.
>
> Also, I took my code from the web app and put it into a windows form, and
it
> worked fine.
>
> This makes me think that there is an issue with communicating from an
> ASP.Net web app hosted in IIS to an executable file on the server, and
> passing arguments to the executable.
>
>
> --
> Coding in Sunny Central Florida
>
>
> "VB Jonnie" wrote:
>
> > I am at my witless end here, please help!
> >
> > I have an ASP.Net aspx web page, hosted on Windows Server 2003, that
> > receives a query string with the path to an autocad drawing file
selected
> > from a web page hosted on a unix driven file server. The user wants to
have
> > this file converted to a pdf.
> >
> > My page takes the query string and turns it into a windows unc path,
then I
> > copy the file down to the web server and place it into a directory. This
all
> > works fine.
> >
> > The next step is to call an application that will convert the file into
a
> > pdf, here is where the woes begin...
> >
> > I have a 3rd party windows command line tool, installed on the same
server
> > that my web app resides on, and it takes two parameters: fileIn and file
Out.
> >
> > I am using  Process.Start and ProcessStartInfo to call the conversion
app
> > but it appears that the arguments are not getting through to it. I can
see
> > the process running in Task Manager, but it hangs.
> >
> > When I query the process through either Process.GetProcessById or
> > Process.GetProcessesByName, none of the ProcessStartInfo properties that
I
> > have set have retained their value.
> >
> > When I attempt to read the StandardOutput, I get an 'invalid character'
error.
> >
> > I have my web config set to <identity impersonate="true"/>, and have set
the
> > IIS Directory Security anonymous user to the computer admin, for testing
of
> > permissions.
> >
> > Here is the code:
> >
> > Dim procStringArgs As String = " /InFile " & Path & DrawingIn & "
/OutFile "
> > & PDFOut & " /Hide"
> > 'call conversion application with proc args
> > Dim proc As New Process
> > Dim procSI As New ProcessStartInfo
> > procSI.FileName = CONVERTER_FULLPATH
> > procSI.Arguments = procStringArgs
> > procSI.UseShellExecute = False
> > procSI.RedirectStandardOutput = True
> > procSI.RedirectStandardError = True
> > proc.StartInfo = procSI
> > proc.Start()
> >
> >
> > When I print out the FileName and Arguments to a log file this is the
result:
> >
> > FileName: C:\Program Files\[app dir]\[app].exe
> > proc args:  /InFile c:\inetpub\wwwroot\[webapp]\InBox\[drawing].DWG
/OutFile
> > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\[webapp]\OutBox\[drawing].pdf /Hide
> >
> > The process runs under the Network Service username, which I have given
full
> > access to the above directories, thinking it was a permissions issue.
> >
> > Any suggestions greatly appreciated and eagerly implemented for testing,
> > thank you.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Coding in Sunny Central Florida

"Newbie Coder" wrote:

> Jonnie,
>
> A few things I would like to know:
>
> 1) Does the application have full trust in the GAC?
> 2) Have you tried http://localhost... instead?
> 3) What permissions do you have on the server for this to run?
> 4) Your path (path & file...) Path.Combine(path, file)... & is the a space
> after the filename & before the out switch?
> 5) Is IIS 6 & directory have execute permissions?
>
> These are the types of things worth checking.
>
> Please post back your findings,
>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
>
> "VB Jonnie" <VBJon***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0DA249A6-562B-485E-AC4F-80FD32B05648@microsoft.com...
> > I would like to follow up with some more information that may be helpful
> to
> > those trying to help me.
> >
> > Pasting the app name and arguments from my log file into a command window
> or
> > the run command works fine.
> >
> > Also, I took my code from the web app and put it into a windows form, and
> it
> > worked fine.
> >
> > This makes me think that there is an issue with communicating from an
> > ASP.Net web app hosted in IIS to an executable file on the server, and
> > passing arguments to the executable.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Coding in Sunny Central Florida
> >
> >
> > "VB Jonnie" wrote:
> >
> > > I am at my witless end here, please help!
> > >
> > > I have an ASP.Net aspx web page, hosted on Windows Server 2003, that
> > > receives a query string with the path to an autocad drawing file
> selected
> > > from a web page hosted on a unix driven file server. The user wants to
> have
> > > this file converted to a pdf.
> > >
> > > My page takes the query string and turns it into a windows unc path,
> then I
> > > copy the file down to the web server and place it into a directory. This
> all
> > > works fine.
> > >
> > > The next step is to call an application that will convert the file into
> a
> > > pdf, here is where the woes begin...
> > >
> > > I have a 3rd party windows command line tool, installed on the same
> server
> > > that my web app resides on, and it takes two parameters: fileIn and file
> Out.
> > >
> > > I am using  Process.Start and ProcessStartInfo to call the conversion
> app
> > > but it appears that the arguments are not getting through to it. I can
> see
> > > the process running in Task Manager, but it hangs.
> > >
> > > When I query the process through either Process.GetProcessById or
> > > Process.GetProcessesByName, none of the ProcessStartInfo properties that
> I
> > > have set have retained their value.
> > >
> > > When I attempt to read the StandardOutput, I get an 'invalid character'
> error.
> > >
> > > I have my web config set to <identity impersonate="true"/>, and have set
> the
> > > IIS Directory Security anonymous user to the computer admin, for testing
> of
> > > permissions.
> > >
> > > Here is the code:
> > >
> > > Dim procStringArgs As String = " /InFile " & Path & DrawingIn & "
> /OutFile "
> > > & PDFOut & " /Hide"
> > > 'call conversion application with proc args
> > > Dim proc As New Process
> > > Dim procSI As New ProcessStartInfo
> > > procSI.FileName = CONVERTER_FULLPATH
> > > procSI.Arguments = procStringArgs
> > > procSI.UseShellExecute = False
> > > procSI.RedirectStandardOutput = True
> > > procSI.RedirectStandardError = True
> > > proc.StartInfo = procSI
> > > proc.Start()
> > >
> > >
> > > When I print out the FileName and Arguments to a log file this is the
> result:
> > >
> > > FileName: C:\Program Files\[app dir]\[app].exe
> > > proc args:  /InFile c:\inetpub\wwwroot\[webapp]\InBox\[drawing].DWG
> /OutFile
> > > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\[webapp]\OutBox\[drawing].pdf /Hide
> > >
> > > The process runs under the Network Service username, which I have given
> full
> > > access to the above directories, thinking it was a permissions issue.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions greatly appreciated and eagerly implemented for testing,
> > > thank you.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Coding in Sunny Central Florida
>
>
>