Directory Local or Network

25 Feb 2009 6:41 PM

AGP

Im looking for an API that will tell me if a directory actually resides on
the local disk or a network server. The directory could be in any format
c:\myfolder\
z:\networkfolder\
\\big\newfolder\
\\c$\subfolder\
\\agg\oldfolder\ {where this maps to a local disk}

I've been looking at some API but cant figure out which one to use.

tia
AGP

25 Feb 2009 7:15 PM

Karl E. Peterson

AGP wrote:
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> Im looking for an API that will tell me if a directory actually resides on
> the local disk or a network server. The directory could be in any format
> c:\myfolder\
> z:\networkfolder\
> \\big\newfolder\
> \\c$\subfolder\
> \\agg\oldfolder\ {where this maps to a local disk}
>
> I've been looking at some API but cant figure out which one to use.
>
> tia
> AGP

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25 Feb 2009 7:16 PM

Karl E. Peterson

Hmmm, last one got away. Anyway...

AGP wrote:

> Im looking for an API that will tell me if a directory actually resides on
> the local disk or a network server.

This help?

Ask the VB Pro, January 2000
http://vb.mvps.org/articles/ap200001.asp

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27 Feb 2009 4:06 AM

AGP

That seems to only work with paths of the type C:\folder\ but not
\\agg\folder\.

AGP

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"Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hmmm, last one got away. Anyway...
>
> AGP wrote:
>> Im looking for an API that will tell me if a directory actually resides
>> on
>> the local disk or a network server.
>
> This help?
>
> Ask the VB Pro, January 2000
> http://vb.mvps.org/articles/ap200001.asp
>
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>

27 Feb 2009 7:06 AM

C Kevin Provance

"AGP" <sindizzy.***@softhome.net> wrote in message
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| That seems to only work with paths of the type C:\folder\ but not
| \\agg\folder\.
|
| AGP

You could try mapping your network drives?

28 Feb 2009 12:13 AM

AGP

Wqell this isnt a mapping utility. It simply collections info for a certain
folder and i need to check if that folder is on a local drive or on anetwork
drive. It is input by the user.

AGP

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"C Kevin Provance" <BillMRapedMySh***@.netblows.ms> wrote in message
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> "AGP" <sindizzy.***@softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:kAJpl.12920$8_3.9766@flpi147.ffdc.sbc.com...
> | That seems to only work with paths of the type C:\folder\ but not
> | \\agg\folder\.
> |
> | AGP
>
> You could try mapping your network drives?
>
>

3 Mar 2009 12:37 AM

Karl E. Peterson

AGP wrote:

>> Hmmm, last one got away. Anyway...
>>
>> AGP wrote:
>>> Im looking for an API that will tell me if a directory actually resides
>>> on the local disk or a network server.
>>
>> This help?
>>
>> Ask the VB Pro, January 2000
>> http://vb.mvps.org/articles/ap200001.asp
>
> That seems to only work with paths of the type C:\folder\ but not
> \\agg\folder\.

Okay, help me understand the problem here. You can't tell if that, a
fully-qualified UNC share, is local or remote? Really?

   Private Function CurrentMachineName() As String
      Dim Buffer As String
      Dim nLen As Long
      Const NameLength = CNLEN + 1
      Buffer = Space$(NameLength)
      nLen = Len(Buffer)
      If GetComputerName(Buffer, nLen) Then
         CurrentMachineName = Left$(Buffer, nLen)
      End If
   End Function

If Instr(1, Unc$, "\" & ComputerName & "\", vbTextCompare) = 2 Then 'Doh!

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