View Full Version : Database invalid path error msg
Chaps
02-23-2004, 02:58 AM
Periodically when a users accesses one of my asp pages they get the following error
We're sorry, but An error occurred during processing.
Report for: Error opening gallery database connection
ADO Reports these Database Error(s) executing:
Err# : -2147467259 Description: 'E:\web\domain\htdocs\forum\_database\gallery.mdb' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.
I'm getting the error every once in a while especially when I make changes to the database. The path the error gives doesn't make since because the database is in the _database directory off of the root not in my forum directory. It doesn't happen all the time but it is rather anoying any suggestions???
Chaps
02-24-2004, 08:08 AM
Just checked and I have the error again this time I have done no changes at all and the error is.
Err# : -2147467259 Description: 'E:\web\domain\htdocs\calendar\_database\gallery.m db' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.
Notice the path changed to Calendar instead of forum it would appear to me that whatever path the user was last at before clicking the link to this asp page is the path that gets messed up. Any suggestions????
steurm
02-24-2004, 09:26 AM
could you give us some code of how you set up your connections ?
do you use sessions, application variables, server.mappath, ...
Now it is very hard to guess.
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bruce
02-24-2004, 12:15 PM
Does this happen when you are overwriting the DB? This error will happen when someone hit your site when you are overwriting your DB. I suggest you upload the DB using a different name, delete the old DB, and rename the new DB to the original name.
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Just checked and I have the error again this time I have done no changes at all and the error is.
Err# : -2147467259 Description: 'E:\web\domain\htdocs\calendar\_database\gallery.m db' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.
Notice the path changed to Calendar instead of forum it would appear to me that whatever path the user was last at before clicking the link to this asp page is the path that gets messed up. Any suggestions????
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bruce
02-25-2004, 03:55 AM
Chap.
To be honest, i am a big opponent of using MS Access in web application. MS Access was designed to be used as a desktop database (ie. single user connecting to it) rather than a database server where multiple users connecting to it.
In my many years in the industry, I have seen so many unexplained problems with MS Access. These problems are usually sporadic and is very hard to debug. 1 thing i know for sure that will mess up Access is when you have high load and bad programming.
High load : many concurrent connections to the DB
Bad programming: i have seen people open 20 connections to the same database in a single asp page. 3 concurrent hit to the page will kill the application. Or leaving DB connection open.
With that said, i think you should consider moving to MS SQL. Most people will never go back to Access once they used SQL.
[b]quote:Originally posted by Chaps
Bruce,
Yes it does happen when I make a manual change to the database and then re-upload it using FTP. However I haven't made a change in weeks and this problem still comes up periodically. Thanks for the advice about the upload/rename stuff I will do just that.
Chaps
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Chaps
02-25-2004, 06:51 AM
<%@ enablesessionstate = false Language=VBScript %>
<% option explicit
Response.Buffer = true
%>
<!-- #include file="../include/errorado.inc" -->
<html>
<head>
<title>Domainname</title>
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../styles/main.css">
</head>
[b]
<% InitPage %>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="750"> <!-- this table constrains the size of the entire page to 800 pixels wide -->
<tr>
<td valign="middle" align="center" width="100"></td> <!-- this column makes space for the menu -->
<td valign="middle" align="center" width="50"></td> <!-- this column makes space between the menu and page content -->
<td valign="middle" align="center" width="600"> <!-- this column holds the header graphic -->
<img border="0" src="../images/newlogosmall1.jpg" width="375" height="83">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="middle" align="center" width="100">
<!-- insert the content page menu here -->
<!--#include file="../include/content_menu.inc" -->
</td>
<td width="50"></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center" width="600">
<!-- put all your page content in this table column -->
<font size=+2>
Layouts
</font>
Click on an image to see a larger version in a new window.
Want to share your layout? Upload it <a href="../content/piclogin.asp">here</a>
<% getimages %>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--include file="../include/footer.asp"-->
</body>
</html>
<%
sub Initpage
end sub
sub GetImages
on error resume next
dim objconn, objrst
dim strsql
dim intColCount
dim strTemp
set objconn = server.CreateObject("adodb.connection")
objconn.Mode = 3
objconn.Open application("gallery_conn_str")
if err then
Response.Write erroradoreport("Error opening gallery database connection",objconn,strsql,"
")
objconn.Close
set objconn = nothing
Response.End
end if
strsql = "select * from images;"
set objrst = server.CreateObject("adodb.recordset")
objrst.Open strsql, objconn,,,1
if err then
Response.Write erroradoreport("Error retrieving layouts from database",objconn,strsql,"
")
objconn.Close
set objconn = nothing
objrst.Close
set objrst = nothing
Response.End
end if
'loop through the recordset, displaying the images
if objrst.EOF then
Response.Write "There are no images in the database to display!"
else
'prepare the beginning table tags
Response.Write "<table border=0>"
end if
do until objrst.EOF
Response.Write "<tr>"
intcolcount = 1
do until intcolcount > 3
Response.Write "<td valign=middle align=center>"
'strTemp = "<a href=viewlayout.asp?id=" & cstr(objrst.Fields("id").value) & """ target=_top><img src=""" & objrst.Fields("filepath").Value & "/" & objrst.Fields("thumbnail").Value & """ border=0>
" & objrst.Fields("title").Value & " - " & objrst.Fields("description").Value & "</a>"
'Response.Write "<a href=viewlayout.asp?id=" & cstr(objrst.Fields("id").value) & " target=_top><img src=""" & objrst.Fields("filepath").Value & "/" & objrst.Fields("thumb1").Value & """ border=0>
" & objrst.Fields("title").Value & "</a>"
' strtemp = "<a href=""viewlayout.asp?id=""" & cstr(objrst.fields("id").value) & " target=""_blank""><img src=""" & objrst.fields("filepath").value & "/" & objrst.fields("thumb1").value & """ border=0>
" & objrst.fields("title").value & "</a>"
Response.Write "<a href=""viewlayout.asp?id=" & cstr(objrst.fields("id").value) & """ target=""_blank""><img src=""" & objrst.fields("filepath").value & "/" & objrst.fields("thumb1").value & """ border=0>
" & objrst.fields("title").value & "</a>"
Response.Write "</td>"
objrst.MoveNext
if not objrst.EOF then
intcolcount = intcolcount + 1
if intcolcount > 3 then
Response.Write "</tr>"
end if
else
intcolcount = 4
Response.Write "</tr>"
end if
loop
loop
Response.Write "</table>"
objrst.Close
set objrst = nothing
objconn.Close
set objconn = nothing
on error goto 0
end sub
%>
****Global.asa is as follows****
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBScript RUNAT=Server>
sub application_onstart
if instr(1,server.MapPath("."),"root") then
application("siteurl") = "http://www.domainname.com/"
else
application("siteurl") = "/domainname/"
end if
application("maillist_conn_str") = server.MapPath("_database/maillist.mdb")
application("gallery_conn_str") = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" & server.MapPath("_database/gallery.mdb")
end sub
</SCRIPT>
I'm thinking of hardcoding the database connection instead of using the global.asa????
Thanks
Chaps
Chaps
02-25-2004, 06:53 AM
Bruce,
Yes it does happen when I make a manual change to the database and then re-upload it using FTP. However I haven't made a change in weeks and this problem still comes up periodically. Thanks for the advice about the upload/rename stuff I will do just that.
Chaps
Chaps
02-26-2004, 07:27 AM
I will look into moving to SQL. I'm in a huge learning phase and I knew access once I get caught up with the projects I'm going to do several things different since I have learned so much in a very almost too short of a time period. Thanks for the suggestion.
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