>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>In order to figure out a problem I am having with an ASP.NET application on customer site I need to check if the application reaches a few points/conditions. Ideally I would like to insert a code in those places to create some dummy/token files. This way I can see if the point had reached or not. But my understanding of ASP.NET is that it is not allowed to make files on the server.
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>>>>>Any suggestions of how to get/create files to debug at run-time?
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>>>>Hi,
>>>>As long as the account that ASP.NET is running under has the neccessary permisions set in the OS you should not have problems writing to file.....
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>>>I found that File.CreateText() is easy enough method to create a simple text file. So far it works on my PC. Next thing I will be testing it on the user server.
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>>If you are using the ASP.NET Development Server then it probably would work - whether it will work on the production server as-is is a very different matter. What is the IIS /OS version on that machine?
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>The server is Server 2003 R2. So far, I am not able to make my application to create sample text file. I don't know if I am doing something wrong or this is just not allowed on the server.

Probably not currently allowed on the server. For 2003 I think you need to check the identity used by the relevant application pool and ensure that that account has the neccessary permisions for the folder you are attempting to write to......