Thanks for the tip Alex I will take your advice.

Just for future reference, where do you think I should put temporary files when calling a com object from a web page , should the be in the C:\INETPUB\ folder at all.



>Mark are you saying that you can see the file Phone.htm in the C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\ directory what I think that the do _genhtml isn't executing
>I think that _genhtml is available only at development.
>As I have said your best bet is build an XSL that transform your XML and this is easy.
>
>>Thanks Alex
>>
>>I am pretty well doing what you advise already, it is my COM object that is having the trouble.
>>Here is my method (It is just a test method)
>>
>>

>>        FUNCTION GETDATA(lcStr as string) AS String
>>        LOCAL lcRetVal as String
>>        SELECT 0
>>        SELECT * from C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\PHONE.DBF WHERE name=lcStr INTO TABLE C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\result
>>        *SET FILTER TO NAME=lcStr
>>        *CURSORTOXML('PHONE','lcRetVal', 1, 8, 0, "1")
>>        DO (_GENHTML) WITH "C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\PHONE.HTM","result"
>>        lcRetVal=FILETOSTR("C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\PHONE.HTM")
>>        RETURN lcRetVal

>>
>>It is the files created by my method that seem to be the problem
>>This method can see the PHONE.DBF but can not see the
>>C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\PHONE.HTM
>>file in spite of my being able to see it in file manager.
>>
>>I am pretty sure I am putting all my files in the wrong places because I can not find any documentation on where they are all supposed to live:(
>>
>>Thanks for all this help. Your points score must have rocketed of late with all the points I have been awarding you:)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi Mark you don't need to create a file for that if your web service returns the html then you can do the following:
>>>

>>>lchtml = losoap.MyWebServiceMethod()
>>>Response.Write lchtml
>>>

>>>>I have created a web service that does a select into a cursor and then runs GENHTML.prg on the cursor and then FILETOSTR on the output ogf GENHTML.
>>>>
>>>>I am now getting file does not exist when I call my WS from an ASP page.
>>>>where is the best place to put my temporary files to ensure that they are seen when called from a browser.
>>>>
>>>>So far I have tried putting them in the c:\temp\ folder on the workstation that has IIS installed and also putting them in my C:\INETPUB\WEBPUB\ folder
>>>>
>>>>Many thanks