How do you expand the path to UNC?
The reason I am surprised in a way that MS have done this is that using mapped
drives added a layer of abstraction from the server – if a server had F: mapped
to \\SERVER01\DATA then the server could be replaced, the mapping moved to
\\SERVER02\DATA on the workstation in Windows Explorer, and the existing
shortcuts and saved setups needed no change – in practice this is very
convenient because it gave a very easy way to upgrade a server. Also the
network upgraders only needed to know to edit the drive mappings in Explorer,
now they might need to go into software packages and alter settings for each.
I can cater for this in my settings, but it means that any time a server is
replaced the settings will have to be edited, and the shortcuts will also will
probably have to be edited, as usually the server name changes.
I already have to cater for this for network printers, eg a printer might move
from being called HPLaserjet and changed from being mapped to
\\SERVER01\HPLASER changed to \\SERVER02\HPLASER so in a sense its just more
of the same (printers never had a mapping anyway).
John
I havent noticed it as I have always expanded the path to unc and beyond so
that no matter what form they give me for the path, it always evaluates to the
same string.
Another thing that may effect you is that on 64 bit server using TS - constant
crashes are being attributed to this issue. And the workaround has been
reported by other companies such as seagate - not to uses shared drives. The
error given is C0000006.
On 12/02/2011 12:20 a.m., John Bird wrote:
?I have software used on networks that commonly uses its shared folder
server as a mapped drive, eg M:\MyFolder with M: mapped to
\\Server1\MySoftware\
If a program runs from there, started as M:\MyFolder\MyProgram.exe , there
is a difference between XP and Windows 7:
XP Application.exename returns M:\MyFolder\MyProgram.exe
Windows 7 Application.exename returns
\\Server1\MySoftware\MyFolder\MyProgram.exe
ie Windows 7 expands the mapped drive to its real UNC name rather than
returning the mapped drive name, even though the program was run from a
shortcut using the mapped drive name.
Anyone know if this is a setting or preference that can be altered? Or do
I have to live with either being returned depending on Windows version?
Others may wish to check if this has ramifications for them!
John
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