ActiveX object CreateFolder() method stopped working in Edge with IE mode

Question

Hi,

We have a piece of JavaScript code to use ActiveX object to create a local folder in Edge with IE mode. It has been working fine for years for all users. This is the code:

activeXObject.CreateFolder(path) ; //path is a new local folder name such as "C:\Temp".

Starting from yesterday for some reason, we see this error message from the line above on one user's machine:

It still works fine for other users.

The security setting for IE option inside Edge is managed by our system administration. It is hard to image it would be different for one user.

Is that anything we can change to fix this issue?

Thanks,

Ligong

Answer 1

Hi @Zhu, Ligong

It only happens with one user, so it's usually related to user permissions. Please make sure that the user account running the script has the necessary permissions to create folders in the specified directory.

You could try below:

1. Check if you can manually create a new folder on that path.
2. Make sure the path you are trying to create the folder in is valid and accessible. Avoid using special characters or reserved words in the folder name.
3. Run the script with elevated privileges such as administrator.
4. Test with another user account such as local admin account on that machine.

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