ActiveXObject FileSystemObject not releasing in Javascript - javascript

I have a Javascript function that saves JSON data locally, using an ActiveXObject in IE9. It links into FileSystemObject or FSO scripting for file access.
If this Javascript function is run more than once, I get an error in IE debugger: "SCRIPT70: Permission denied" pointing to ts = savefile.OpenAsTextStream(2);
Why will it run just fine the first time, but not after that? My best guess is that something's not being released properly, although I can find no information on MSDN (or here).
Here's the code:
function SaveMyJSON() {
var ts;
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var savefilepath = "C:\\MyFolder\\saveFile.json"
var savefile = fso.GetFile(savefilepath);
// open for writing only, value 2, overwriting the previous
// contents of the file
ts = savefile.OpenAsTextStream(2);
var myTestJson = {"id1" : "one", "id2" : "two"};
// copy to json
ts.WriteLine(myTestJson);
ts.Close;
}

The Close method needs empty parenthesis after it, like so:
ts.Close();
Ref here for more info.

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More info:
http://www.ezineasp.net/post/Javascript-FSO-CreateFolder-Method.aspx
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If I comment that part of the code (and file exists) it will just overwrite the old data and put the new.
I need this code to create file, if it exists just move on without an error and save the data in the new line without overwriting.
Like this.
before:
data11, data12, data13
data21, data22, data23
after:
data11, data12, data13
data21, data22, data23
data31, data32, data33
data41, data42, data43
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I have a script CustomAction (Yes, I know all about the opinions that say don't use script CustomActions. I have a different opinion.)
I'd like to run a command, and capture the output. I can do this using the WScript.Shell COM object, then invoking shell.Exec(). But, this flashes a visible console window for the executed command.
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Answering my own question...
yes, this is going to work.
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so far I don't have any better ideas.
Here's the code I used:
function GetWebSites_IIS7_B()
{
var ParseOneLine = function(oneLine) {
...regex parsing of output...
};
LogMessage("GetWebSites_IIS7_B() ENTER");
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var tmpdir = fso.GetSpecialFolder(SpecialFolders.TemporaryFolder);
var tmpFileName = fso.BuildPath(tmpdir, fso.GetTempName());
var windir = fso.GetSpecialFolder(SpecialFolders.WindowsFolder);
var appcmd = fso.BuildPath(windir,"system32\\inetsrv\\appcmd.exe") + " list sites";
// use cmd.exe to redirect the output
var rc = shell.Run("%comspec% /c " + appcmd + "> " + tmpFileName, WindowStyle.Hidden, true);
// WindowStyle.Hidden == 0
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var sites = [];
// Read from the file and parse the results.
while (!ts.AtEndOfStream) {
var oneLine = ts.ReadLine();
var line = ParseOneLine(oneLine);
LogMessage(" site: " + line.name);
sites.push(line);
}
ts.Close();
fso.DeleteFile(tmpFileName);
return sites;
}

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