Article PS040607141 The device is not ready Problem Description When using a Persits product, an error message reading "The device is not ready" is generated. Examples: Persits.Upload.1 error ' 800a0005 ' The device is not ready (using AspUpload) Persits.PdfManager.1 error ' 800a002e ' Opening Output file failed: The device is not ready (using AspPDF) Solution This is almost always caused by using a mapped network drive letter. In Windows, network drive mappings are done for interactive users, and are usually not accessible to system processes such as ASP scripts. The solution is to use a UNC mapped drive path. Instead of this (an example for AspUpload): Upload.Save "f:\uploads" 'incorrect use this: Upload.Save "\\server\share\uploads" 'correct This error can also occur if your script is genuinely using a device that isn't available, such as trying to access a CD or other removable media, but this situation is rare. Comments This article applies to AspUpload, AspEmail, AspEncrypt, AspJpeg, and AspPDF. Created: 6/7/2004 12:34:14 PM Last Modified: 6/7/2004 12:51:12 PM Copyright © Persits Software, Inc. 1998 - 2018 For technical support, write to support@persits.com.