From: Peter Bailey Date: 2009-02-20T23:48:57+09:00 Subject: Re: "permission denied" Lars Christensen wrote: > On Feb 20, 2:46�pm, Peter Bailey wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm frustrated with one of my Ruby scripts. It's an image processing >> script that converts [sometimes thousands] of images and then HTTPs on >> to archival servers. I continue to get a "permission denied" error on >> one out of many files. Below is a subset of the PNG portion of my >> script, with the error in question. All of the TIFFs, EPSs, and PDFs >> were sent successfully. I just don't understand why some files get this >> error. Obviously, it stops the whole script. > > Are you running on Windows and using a virus scanner? We've seen very > similar problems with Symantec Antivirus on Windows XP. Only solutions > are to disable the virus scanner OR "retry" deleting the file until it > works. Thanks for your replay. Yes, unfortunately, our IT staff uses Norton Anti-Virus on this Windows server. I personally use Nod32 on my PC, but, I don't think I have a choice on the server. But, I will see if I can turn Norton off temporarily while I run my script. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.