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Help on dedicated network drive please.
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Wotcha, folks.
My first post, so please bear with me - I tend to ramble.
I've just set up a small network at work. 2 XP machines sharing a folder - no problems. I used the HomePlug network thingy here.
I want to write a small Visual Basic program that will share and update data accross this network.
The problem is, is that I can't figure out where to locate the data. The shared folder is located here:
//user/shared folder
....but that doesn't help when I want to load or save data to a specific place.
Is there a way I can dedicate a harddrive or a standalone machine to act as a server - and then refer to it as Z:? So that regardless of which networked machine you're at, saving data to Z: will always direct to that specific location / drive?
I hope this makes sense. As i say, i do tend to ramble when I'm confused.
Any way, look forward to any help that might pass this way.
Thanks for listening.
Jack.
My first post, so please bear with me - I tend to ramble.
I've just set up a small network at work. 2 XP machines sharing a folder - no problems. I used the HomePlug network thingy here.
I want to write a small Visual Basic program that will share and update data accross this network.
The problem is, is that I can't figure out where to locate the data. The shared folder is located here:
//user/shared folder
....but that doesn't help when I want to load or save data to a specific place.
Is there a way I can dedicate a harddrive or a standalone machine to act as a server - and then refer to it as Z:? So that regardless of which networked machine you're at, saving data to Z: will always direct to that specific location / drive?
I hope this makes sense. As i say, i do tend to ramble when I'm confused.
Any way, look forward to any help that might pass this way.
Thanks for listening.
Jack.
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Originally Posted by JacktheNoob
Wotcha, folks.
My first post, so please bear with me - I tend to ramble.
I've just set up a small network at work. 2 XP machines sharing a folder - no problems. I used the HomePlug network thingy here.
I want to write a small Visual Basic program that will share and update data accross this network.
The problem is, is that I can't figure out where to locate the data. The shared folder is located here:
//user/shared folder
....but that doesn't help when I want to load or save data to a specific place.
Is there a way I can dedicate a harddrive or a standalone machine to act as a server - and then refer to it as Z:? So that regardless of which networked machine you're at, saving data to Z: will always direct to that specific location / drive?
I hope this makes sense. As i say, i do tend to ramble when I'm confused.
Any way, look forward to any help that might pass this way.
Thanks for listening.
Jack.
- Go to start, choose run, type in \\user\sharedfolder, hit return. A window to your shared folder will pop up.
- go to "Tools", choose map network drive.
- Enter \\user\sharedfolder in the blank for folder
- Ensure 'reconnect at logon' is checked
- Continue through the drive map wizard.
- Enjoy your network!
rem ********************************************** rem * Please Wait............ * rem * Setting Up Network Drives. * rem * * rem ********************************************** rem rem @Echo Off net use h: /d net use h: \\computer\share1\here net use s: /d net use s: \\computer\share2\here
Hopefully that will help you out.
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having had persistent drive mapping problems in the past too, I am stealing that snippet! Thanks TKS!
TKS - you are a life-saver, mate.
That did the job fantastically, just what I was after.
Again - thanks.
Jack.
That did the job fantastically, just what I was after.
Again - thanks.
Jack.
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NP Jack!
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