Re: VB local drive addressing

From: Karl E. Peterson (karl_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:49:15 -0800

Heh, glad it's going... :-) 

-- 
[Microsoft Basic: 1976-2001, RIP]
Kevin J Prince wrote:
> Thanks for the replies,
>
> last two gave me a clue where I was going wrong......
>
> OK to check and be certain what address I should use I went into
> explorer then network neighbourhood then filtered my way to what I
> thought was the address (taken from the 'My Network Places' followed
> by the 'Microsoft Windows Network' then the workgroup name
> Selecting the PC on the network. Pressing the plus sign, seeing the
> shared drive designator pressing the plus sign, and working my way to
> the shared drive folder. Now did you notice that... I did'nt
>    \\Main\C\PublicData
> C was the default name I had left in for the shared drive, and there
> below it was the correct folder. So I ended up with the above
> pathname... No need to go further, it's their in black and
> white.......!
>
> If, however,  I had looked further down, I would have noticed that the
> same folder was referenced again as
>    \\Main\PublicData
> also existed (as above) and in fact is the correct one.
>
> It is now working!
>
> Thanks to all that have actually read my plea's, I think my hair may
> start growing back soon, most of it pulled out by the roots because I
> did not see the difference between the same folder......
> AArrrgggghhhhhh!
>
> What an idiot, OK not need for follow ups on the last statement....
>
>
>
>
>
> In message <uL2dcTlAFHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>, Karl E. Peterson
> <karl@mvps.org> writes
>> I could give that a shot, Kevin, but the results would be the same.
>> On my machine,
>> when I create a new share, by default "Everyone" has "Full Control."
>> Have you looked
>> at the permissions for *both* the share *and* the folder/file itself?
>>
>> Later...   Karl

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