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DPR
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Oostkamp - Belgium
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: Check folder/file availability on mapped network drive |
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I want to check if a certain file on a mapped network drive is available on systems running WIN2K & WINXP.
All systems have a C:, D: & E: drive and a mapped drive G:
I want to test that file G:\test.txt is available for all systems
The test works fine on Win2K but I cannot select the mapped network drive (G on the WinXP systems ?
I use Hostmonitor 6.42C on my server and RMA 3.35 the clients
Can anyone help me out please ? |
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KS-Soft
Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12818 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I think its bad idea to use mapped drives for monitoring. "Mapping" depends on user context.
I would recommend to use UNC test method and UNC path to shared resource, e.g. \\server1\resource2\test.txt
Quote: | The test works fine on Win2K but I cannot select the mapped network drive (G on the WinXP systems ?
I use Hostmonitor 6.42C on my server and RMA 3.35 the clients
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Could you please explain what exactly means "cannot select"? You are using UNC test method or Drive Free Space test method? RMA returns some error?
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Alex |
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DPR
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Oostkamp - Belgium
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: |
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With the "UNC (availability/free space)" method I can only check for folders and not for files ?
This test would also solve my problem if there was a possibility to check for files on an UNC path
>>Could you please explain what exactly means "cannot select"?
When I used the "Folder/File availability" method. I click the button to Select folder or file and then you seen an icon with a / so you can browser all drive letters of the system.
On Win2K I can see my mapped drive, on WinXP I can't. |
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KS-Soft Europe
Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 2832
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:06 am Post subject: |
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You may use UNC path with "Folder/File Availability" test. You just should setup the "Folder/File Availability" test and type the UNC path to the certain file into the "File or Folder Name" input box (e.g. \\server1\resource2\test.txt).
DPR wrote: | With the "UNC (availability/free space)" method I can only check for folders and not for files ?
This test would also solve my problem if there was a possibility to check for files on an UNC path |
UNC test method does not allow you to check file availability, only folder.
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Max |
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