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- From: sasdxk@skyhawk.unx.sas.com (Dave Kolb)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32
- Subject: Object Manager Namespace and Files
- Message-ID: <Bx9378.Cpn@unx.sas.com>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 16:01:56 GMT
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- Anyone know of a way to use the Object Manager Namespace to eliminate
- the need for switch entering in a drive letter?
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- E.G. To be able to:
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- - "cd \Device\HardDisk0\mydir" instead of "d:" and "cd mydir".
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- - or to open a file "\Device\HardDisk0\mydir"
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- - or even better yet have the symbolic link capability to equate
- "\mydir" to a specific drive and path.
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- The File System Namespace uses A:, B:, C: etc. drive names as symbolic
- links internally but I can't seem to take advantage of this fact from
- the command line with "cd" or "dir" commands.
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- Is it possible using OpenFile? Or does the File System just short
- circuit the global name space and start it's root at the level of the
- File System Namespace.
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- What I'm looking for here is something akin to the old DOS "join" or
- Unix "mount" command where the size and number of physical drives in
- your system can be transparent. A lot easier for users and apps to
- deal with.
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- How about it Microsoft? If you expose some more symbolic link
- capability to the user this seems like it would be possible and
- very user friendly.
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