Access is denied - Vb.net and MS PPT

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quote:Originally posted by kwilkens

Hi all,

I am writing a .net routine to convert PPT slides to .jpg as part of a slide library application.

I cannot create the PPT object and get an access is denied error on the following line

Dim ppt As New PowerPoint.Application

I have added a reference to the PowerPoint library, and have also placed an Imports Powerpoint statement into the .aspx file I am using to test. Here is the full error message. Any ideas on how to resolve this? Thanks in advance.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied.

ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via <identity impersonate="true"/>, the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.

To grant ASP.NET write access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.
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