Access is denied while using Microsoft.XMLHTTP to get a URL link in vbscript. HELP!!!

Question

Hi,

 

I have a geturl.vbs file like below.

 

url = "http://www.google.com/"
WScript.Echo url
WScript.Echo urlget(url)


Function URLGet(URL)
  Set Http = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
  Http.Open "GET",URL,false
  Http.Send
 URLGet = Http.responseText
End Function

 

When I try to run it on a local server (Windows 2003) by double click the vbs file, I get an exception. The issue is - when the script executes to  Http.Send line, it throws folowing exception.

 

Error number: 8007005

Descrption: Access is denied.

Source : msxml3.dll

 But, I am currently logged as local Admin account of the windows server.

I don't how to resovle such a permission problem?

Can anyone help me out?

(BTW, I can run the script on another XP machine without problem.)

 

Thanks,

James

Answer 1

Have you tried to access google.com from IE on the Windows 2003 server? Does IE shows the content as usual?

BTW, could you provide the file version of msxml3.dll? The file is located in %SystemDrive%\Windows\system32\.

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Shuhai Shen - http://leonax.net

Answer 2

Have you tried to access google.com from IE on the Windows 2003 server? Does IE shows the content as usual?

BTW, could you provide the file version of msxml3.dll? The file is located in %SystemDrive%\Windows\system32\.

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Shuhai Shen - http://leonax.net

Hi,

Thanks!

The version is :

MSXML 3.0 SP10  (8.100.1050.0)

When I open the link in IE, it pop up a security alert and ask me to add it into trust list.

 

 

 

Answer 3

Since you run the script on local machine, and to avoid security problem (like downloading a virus file), XMLHTTP explicitly forbids client to open an Internet URI from a Local script. In this case, you can use ServerXMLHTTP instead.

url = "http://www.google.com/"
WScript.Echo url
WScript.Echo urlget(url)

Function URLGet(URL)
  Set Http = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.6.0")
  Http.Open "GET",URL,false
  Http.Send
 URLGet = Http.responseText
End Function

Answer 4

After you add the link to trust list, can you visit google.com? If you can visit google.com in IE, you should be able to access it through the script.

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Shuhai Shen - http://leonax.net

Answer 5

Since you run the script on local machine, and to avoid security problem (like downloading a virus file), XMLHTTP explicitly forbids client to open an Internet URI from a Local script. In this case, you can use ServerXMLHTTP instead.

Since when is this happening? It didn't use to be like this! When did this change occur?

Answer 6

That did the trick for me.

Much thanks!!