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- From: Pauwl Lunow <P.B.LUNOW@snrper.simis.com>
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- Subject: Re: NetBIOS Path Strings and Drive Letter Assignments
- Date: 22 Jan 1996 09:12:59 GMT
- Organization: SNR Pernis
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- patrick@xiris.com (Patrick Whittle) wrote:
- >Hi:
- >
- >I am developing an application that accesses a share on our server
- >using a NetBIOS path string (i.e. \\SHARE\NAME\<path>\file.ext).
- >I want to use this path string because the share name will not change,
- >
- >whereas the drive letter assignment a given user uses could at any
- >time change. However, there is still a situation where I could make
- >use of an API call that returns a drive letter being used.
- >
- >Do you know of an API call that returns network drive letter
- >assignments? Is there a way to find out what drive is connected to
- >\\SHARE\NAME for example, using the API interface??
- >
- >Please respond to patrick@xiris.com
- >
- >Thanks ......... PW
- >
- [snip]
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-
- Patrick,
-
- I'm doing much the same, but the software I'm writing has to run on
- MS-DOS clients too. How about the following:
-
- 1) I don't connect the share (\\<server>\<share>) to a drive letter
- at all. Just connect it! To simulate this easily, try:
-
- NET USE \\<server>\<share> <password>
- and then type
- NET USE
- to ensure you've got what you want.
-
- I make this connection by using MS-DOS Int21 5f03.
-
- 2) To get a list of the already connected devices, use Int21 5f02. This
- even can tell you which drive it is.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- ------
- Pauwl
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