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Mail Merge Security Issue
PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS A MORE APPROPRIATE NG FOR THIS TOPIC
Scenario: Our application has the ability to merge data to word and then link the merged document to a record in the database. Once the process is complete, the users can open the record in the application, click a button and the saved merge document is opened. When we execute the mail merge from the application, it stores the current record ID in temp file. The mail merge takes place and our VB script retrieves the record ID and saves the merged document with filename = record ID. We have two environments: Y (LIVE) & X (TEST) The save location for Y is "Y:\Crtv2000\Crtv\Dktlink" The save location for X is "X:\Crtv2000\Crtv\Dktlink" Permissions for both = READ, WRITE, MODIFY, DELETE Issue: If I log onto PC #1 and perform the process in the Y environment, the file is not saved due to "Error Number: 5582 - There has been a network or file permission error. The network connection may be lost. (Y:\Crtv2000\Crtv\Dktlink\35030886.doc)" If I log onto PC #2 and perform the same operation, it works. This makes me think there is a security at the PC level. I give myself admin rights to PC #1, repeat the process and it then works. This, in my mind, solidifies my theory that it's something at the PC level. Next, I go to PC #3 and and test the process again. It does not work. This time, instead of giving myself admin rights, I retry the process using the X environment instead. It works. So - I'm thinking there is some combination of share/user/PC security eluding me. I've seen a lot of entries out there for the "There has been a network or file permission error" error, but none fit my circumstance. Please note that we've done this many time before for many other clients with no problems. ANY insight will be greatly appreciated Regards, -- Roy Ball roy DOT ball AT gmail DOT com |
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Mail Merge Security Issue
PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS A MORE APPROPRIATE NG FOR THIS TOPIC
I'd say a group that deals with Windows server/network problems would probably be the best place to ask. This really has nothing to do with the mail merge technology. Scenario: Our application has the ability to merge data to word and then link the merged document to a record in the database. Once the process is complete, the users can open the record in the application, click a button and the saved merge document is opened. When we execute the mail merge from the application, it stores the current record ID in temp file. The mail merge takes place and our VB script retrieves the record ID and saves the merged document with filename = record ID. We have two environments: Y (LIVE) & X (TEST) The save location for Y is "Y:\Crtv2000\Crtv\Dktlink" The save location for X is "X:\Crtv2000\Crtv\Dktlink" Permissions for both = READ, WRITE, MODIFY, DELETE Issue: If I log onto PC #1 and perform the process in the Y environment, the file is not saved due to "Error Number: 5582 - There has been a network or file permission error. The network connection may be lost. (Y:\Crtv2000\Crtv\Dktlink\35030886.doc)" If I log onto PC #2 and perform the same operation, it works. This makes me think there is a security at the PC level. I give myself admin rights to PC #1, repeat the process and it then works. This, in my mind, solidifies my theory that it's something at the PC level. Next, I go to PC #3 and and test the process again. It does not work. This time, instead of giving myself admin rights, I retry the process using the X environment instead. It works. So - I'm thinking there is some combination of share/user/PC security eluding me. I've seen a lot of entries out there for the "There has been a network or file permission error" error, but none fit my circumstance. Please note that we've done this many time before for many other clients with no problems. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Mail Merge Security Issue
Cindy,
Thanks for your continued support. I'll post this to an appropriate NG. For the benefit of others... It appears this issue was related to security settings across for replicated servers. When one server was taken out of the loop, the issue went away. |
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