Error code, 800A003A occurs when you execute a VBScript. The most likely reason is that you are running a script for a second time, and the file that you are trying to create already exists.
The Symptoms you get
The script does not execute as you had hoped. Instead you get a message
box like this picture:
The Cause of Error 800A003A
My guess is that you have executed the script twice in close succession. The file that you are trying to create already exists.
The Solution to Syntax Error
Here is a rare case that you can safely ignore the error. Alternatively, you could try adding error correcting code to your VBScript.
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Example of Error 800A003A
' File Already Exists.vbs ' Sample VBScript to create a file using FileSystemObject ' Author Guy Thomas http://computerperformance.co.uk/ ' Version 1.6 - August 2005 '
---------------------------------------------------------------'
Option Explicit Dim objFSO, objFSOText, objFolder, objFile Dim strDirectory, strFile strDirectory = "E:\logs\guy1" strFile =
"\Summer.txt"
' Create the File System Object Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Create the Folder specified by strDirectory on line 10 Set objFolder =
objFSO.CreateFolder(strDirectory)
' -- The heart of the create file script ----------------------- ' -- Creates the file using the value of strFile on Line 11 '
-------------------------------------------------------------- Set objFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(strDirectory & strFile) Wscript.Echo "Just created " & strDirectory & strFile
Wscript.Quit
' End of FileSystemObject example: NewFile VBScript
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