FileSpec corrupting UNC???
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From: Nick Friend on 6 May 2010 14:59 A very strange effect... GetDefault() refers to a UNC path on the network (eg \\server_name \cio ) I try to open a DBServer on a file on the server, but get back an error for a missing file C:\server_name\cio\filename I checked, and the FileSpec:FullPath is somehow returning the UNC path \\server_name as C:\server_name. I'm tracking into the SDK to try and see what's going on, but has anyone seen anything like this or got any idea what on earth is going on... ?? TIA Nick
From: dlzc on 6 May 2010 15:15 Dear Nick Friend: On May 6, 11:59 am, Nick Friend <nicktek...(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > A very strange effect... > > GetDefault() refers to a UNC path on the network > (eg \\server_name\cio ) > > I try to open a DBServer on a file on the server, > but get back an error for a missing file > > C:\server_name\cio\filename > > I checked, and the FileSpec:FullPath is somehow > returning the UNC path > \\server_name as C:\server_name. > > I'm tracking into the SDK to try and see what's > going on, but has anyone seen anything like > this or got any idea what on earth is going > on... ?? Is this a new problem? Have any of the machines involved been upgraded to a new OS? Did this happen with a M$ update? David A. Smith
From: Stephen Quinn on 6 May 2010 18:22 Nick AFAIK that problems been in there for years (UNC paths have no drive letter, FSpec{} inserts the current one if none provided - use the source<g>). You really need to point everything to a local drive (shared) for things to work. Eg Map \\server_name\cio to X:\ as part of your setup/installation cPath := GetDefault() // X:\ CYA Steve
From: Geoff Schaller on 6 May 2010 18:50 Like Steve said... been an issue for a long time. Been reported for a long time too <g>. "Nick Friend" <nicktekhne(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:4f5c263a-1cf4-4c8d-8907-d64bdd0608f4(a)e2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com: > A very strange effect... > > GetDefault() refers to a UNC path on the network (eg \\server_name > \cio ) > > I try to open a DBServer on a file on the server, but get back an > error for a missing file > > C:\server_name\cio\filename > > I checked, and the FileSpec:FullPath is somehow returning the UNC path > \\server_name as C:\server_name. > > I'm tracking into the SDK to try and see what's going on, but has > anyone seen anything like this or got any idea what on earth is going > on... ?? > > TIA > > Nick
From: Nick Friend on 7 May 2010 04:25
Ok, thanks.... glad to know I'm not going crazy! Nick On 6 May, 23:22, "Stephen Quinn" <stevej...(a)bigpondSPAM.net.au> wrote: > Nick > > AFAIK that problems been in there for years (UNC paths have no drive letter, > FSpec{} inserts the current one if none provided - use the source<g>). > > You really need to point everything to a local drive (shared) for things to > work. > Eg > Map \\server_name\cio to X:\ as part of your setup/installation > cPath := GetDefault() // X:\ > > CYA > Steve |