Access remote files with Web Service

[PerMartinHejHopp]

I have developed a Web Service application with LabVIEW but I am unable to access files from another network drive from within the Web Service application (copy from and to) .

It works fine for built LabVIEW applications and it works fine when running the Web Service in development mode but when Publishing the webservice this is not possible.

I've tried simply shared folders over a private network but it does not work when the Web Service is Published.

I've tried FTP but it does not work when the Web Service is Published.

Thanks in advance for you for your help !

[Mark_Yedinak · Accepted solution]

It is a permission issue. You will need to find out what user the NI Web Service is running as and provide access to the network drive for that user.

[PerMartinHejHopp]

Thank you very much Mark !!

This solved the issue

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So what I did was simply:

1. Create a new Windows User with Administrative privileges
2. Go to services
3. Locate the NI Application Web Service
4. Right-click and go to Properties --> Logon
5. Change from “Local System account” to “This account”
6. Click Browse… and locate the new User which was created in 1)
7. Restart the NI Application Web Service