Re: RE: Cannot access file on Network Drive (Windows 2003)

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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

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