> Malkie, > > 1) As you've seen, DP works better with a mapped drive letter than > with trying to use a UNC path. > > 2) I've had no problems running Shell on a Windows network. I use > Shell 4.0c from 04/06/94. When you say you tried "without success", > what specifically happened?
Hi Tim; I use Shell 4.0c from 4/6/94 too. I just tried it again with the mapped drive and it works!!! Not only does the Shell work but the batch file which includes DPSpool also works!!! I don't understand why it didn't work yesterday. Thanks so much for your assistance. How can I make the Pathname be the Default Directory? Momentarily, the Default Directory in the Shell Define Program menu does not show in the Pathname. > > Tim Rude > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "barmag" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 1:13 PM > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] Network Problem > > > > > Map \\main\f to a drive letter such as F: > > > > > > Then run F:\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe. > > > > > > Tim Rude > > > > 1) Thank you, Tim, for your response. I did it as per your > > suggestion > and > > created a shortcut on test.str file which opens with dp.exe and it > works fine. > > Is this indeed the way to access my Test database? > > > > 2) I tried accessing the same database through Shell.exe or > > Shell.com > but > > without success. What has to be done to be able to use the Shell > > environment via Network? > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: barmag > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:08 AM > > > Subject: [Dataperf] Network Problem > > > > > > Hi; > > > > > > I've been using DP for many years and for many clients without the > > > need of a network. Now I have to install this program to run on a > > > network on Windows XP but it doesn't work properly. > > > > > > 1) Running DP via dp.exe works fine with the following > > > commandline: \\main\f\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe, except that the Pathname > > > in DP always > has > > > to be entered manually even though I provided the name of the > > > folder this program will load from in the Working field on the > > > desktop > icon: > > > \\main\f\DP26F\Test. > > > > > > 2) When running DP under Shell through the network I get the error > > > message "invalid drive was specified" even when I click directly > > > on shell.exe or shell.com via the network. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > > Malkie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Dataperf mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > > > > Map \\main\f to a drive letter such as F: > > > > > > Then run F:\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: barmag > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:08 AM > > > Subject: [Dataperf] Network Problem > > > > > > Hi; > > > > > > I've been using DP for many years and for many clients without the > > > need of a network. Now I have to install this program to run on a > > > network on Windows XP but it doesn't work properly. > > > > > > 1) Running DP via dp.exe works fine with the following > > > commandline: \\main\f\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe, except that the Pathname > > > in DP always > has > > > to be entered manually even though I provided the name of the > > > folder this program will load from in the Working field on the > > > desktop > icon: > > > \\main\f\DP26F\Test. > > > > > > 2) When running DP under Shell through the network I get the error > > > message "invalid drive was specified" even when I click directly > > > on shell.exe or shell.com via the network. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > > Malkie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Dataperf mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > > > > Map \\main\f to a drive letter such as F: > > > > > > Then run F:\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: barmag > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:08 AM > > > Subject: [Dataperf] Network Problem > > > > > > Hi; > > > > > > I've been using DP for many years and for many clients without the > > > need of a network. Now I have to install this program to run on a > > > network on Windows XP but it doesn't work properly. > > > > > > 1) Running DP via dp.exe works fine with the following > > > commandline: \\main\f\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe, except that the Pathname > > > in DP always > has > > > to be entered manually even though I provided the name of the > > > folder this program will load from in the Working field on the > > > desktop > icon: > > > \\main\f\DP26F\Test. > > > > > > 2) When running DP under Shell through the network I get the error > > > message "invalid drive was specified" even when I click directly > > > on shell.exe or shell.com via the network. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > > Malkie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Dataperf mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > > > > Map \\main\f to a drive letter such as F: > > > > > > Then run F:\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: barmag > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:08 AM > > > Subject: [Dataperf] Network Problem > > > > > > Hi; > > > > > > I've been using DP for many years and for many clients without the > > > need of a network. Now I have to install this program to run on a > > > network on Windows XP but it doesn't work properly. > > > > > > 1) Running DP via dp.exe works fine with the following > > > commandline: \\main\f\DP26F\DP23\dp.exe, except that the Pathname > > > in DP always > has > > > to be entered manually even though I provided the name of the > > > folder this program will load from in the Working field on the > > > desktop > icon: > > > \\main\f\DP26F\Test. > > > > > > 2) When running DP under Shell through the network I get the error > > > message "invalid drive was specified" even when I click directly > > > on shell.exe or shell.com via the network. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > > Malkie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Dataperf mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dataperf mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
