Using UNC address

[Dave]

Please give the option to copyfile or movefile from an UNC address, if it is not yet available.
In the meantime, is there a workaround? or to map a network drive using code?
Thanks

[Captive]

In the meantime, is there a workaround? or to map a network drive using code?

There was an example of UNC usage posted to the old mailing list by Peter Turner, using VBScript, and it could probably be tweaked to check for failed mappings too.

For now, here's a very simple workaround.
Let>sDrive=u:
Let>sUNCPath=\\otherpc\SHARENAME

Rem>Connect
Run>net use %sDrive% %sUNCPath%

Rem>Copy commands here

Rem>Disconnect
Run>net use %sDrive% /delete

[Bob Hansen]

In the meantime, is there a workaround?

A workaround is not needed. I use CopyFile every night to do backups using UNC to get copy files from about 10 workstations to one backup location. I actually have a comment line in the script to ONLY use UNC for Drive letters.

Here are some excerpted lines from a routine that does backup of Outlook files. (not a complete functioning routine, just some sample UNC lines ). When Outlook profiles are set up, each PST file is named with the login name of the user, example: outlook_bob.pst. This allows all copies of Outlook files to be kept in one folder if desired.

//List of various sources of Outlook files
//Only use UNC names for Drive IDs
Let>Source=\\22OFFICE_2\C\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook_%Name%.pst
Let>Source=\\SERVER\C_DRIVE\Users\%Name%\outlook_%Name%.pst

Let>DestinationPath=\\OFFICE2\C_DRIVE\Bob\Backups
Let>Destination=%DestinationPath%
Concat>Destination,\%Name%\outlook_%Name%.pst

CopyFile>%Source%,%Destination%

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or to map a network drive using code?

You can use the NET USE commands to do your mapping.
Go to a Command Prompt window and enter NET USE /? for syntax.
Use Run Program> to execute the NET USE commands.

Hope this helps

[Dave]

Really . . . this saves my day.
Thanks and thanks