Tried that too. Used \\Servername\sharename\test.dbf Also used additional backslashes for the escape issue: \\\\Servername\\sharename\\test.dbf Still doesn't work! I'm not getting a permissions related issue and I'm doubting it is a permissions issue. I have Full Control given to the system all this is on. On 5/23/07 3:16 PM, "Jared Farrish" <farrishj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Other than permissions, you might be referencing the folder by the local > network mapping drive initial, instead of the actual path: > > X:\\offsite\db\test.dbf == \\compname-x\offsite\db\test.dbf > > Generally, I like using the computer name and not a mapping. I find this > name-based address through the 'My Network Places' folder. > > I'm not much of a windows networking person, but this might be the problem. > Results may vary, but in windows, I think the mappings are by machine only, > as mappings (I assume) are local aliases, and must be set or "shared" among > groups of machines to be known. > > It's probably a permissions thing, though. > > FWIW -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php