Don't use a mapped drive - use a UNC path instead. For example: instead of
x:\inetpub\wwwroot use \\server\sharename\inetpub\wwwroot HTH, -- Howie Hamlin - inFusion Project Manager On-Line Data Solutions, Inc. - www.CoolFusion.com inFusion Mail Server (iMS) - The Award-winning, Intelligent Mail Server PrismAV - Virus scanning for ColdFusion applications >>> Find out how iMS Stacks up to the competition: >>> http://www.coolfusion.com/imssecomparison.cfm --- On Friday, February 11, 2005 3:01 PM, George Abraham scribed: --- > > Hi all, > CF 5 (sigh!!) on a Win 2003 Server box with IIS. The web application > needs to access a drive that has to be mapped through the network from > a different server using its IP address. Now mapping a drive is easy > enough using say 'net use' or even doing it via the Windows 'Map > Network drive...' utility. However the account it maps the drive under > has to be the same as the account CF runs under, obviously. How do I > ensure that this drive is mapped everytime the server is rebooted so > that even though CF might start as a service before the drive is > mapped, it will see the drive as mapped? I can use scheduled tasks to > automate it, I guess. Sorry if this is a bit confusing. > > Thanks, > George > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194336 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
