Question: converting a mapped drive letter to its real path name.

Ricky

My question:

If I have a mapped driver letter g: that referes to
\\servername\d\foldername

How do I get java to convert it from g: to the real path so I can use
it?

I have a script that allows someone to locate a file on the server,
but most will use there mapped drives as they know nothing better.
Although I've tried to standardize the drives, its difficult to
maintain all the time with so many users. So, when they find their
file on the network g:\thisFolder\thisFile.txt...I want the script to
convert it to \\servername\d\foldername\thisFolder\thisFile.txt. Any
help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

Jul 23 '05 #1

Lee

Ricky said:

My question:

If I have a mapped driver letter g: that referes to
\\servername\d\foldername

How do I get java to convert it from g: to the real path so I can use
it?

I think you're in the wrong newsgroup.
Java questions should go to comp.lang.java

Jul 23 '05 #2

Andrew Thompson

On 17 Oct 2004 16:01:01 -0700, Lee wrote:

Ricky said:

My question:

If I have a mapped driver letter g: that referes to
\\servername\d\foldername

How do I get java to convert it from g: to the real path so I can use
it?

I think you're in the wrong newsgroup.
Java questions should go to comp.lang.java

I suspect this post *is* about Javascript, rather than Java.
The OP mentioned 'script' twice in subsequent paras.

To the OP, is this in a browser?

If so, does your script start with '<script ...',
or does it start with '<applet ...',
or, covering the third possibility for web-based content
does it start with '<%...', '<%!..' or '<%= '?

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Jul 23 '05 #3

Ricky

Javascript. <script> I have an intranet set up and I use a great
deal of javascript (utilizing activex), within hta's.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 23:54:43 GMT, Andrew Thompson
<Se********@www.invalid> wrote:

On 17 Oct 2004 16:01:01 -0700, Lee wrote:

Ricky said:

My question:

If I have a mapped driver letter g: that referes to
\\servername\d\foldername

How do I get java to convert it from g: to the real path so I can use
it?

I think you're in the wrong newsgroup.
Java questions should go to comp.lang.java

I suspect this post *is* about Javascript, rather than Java.
The OP mentioned 'script' twice in subsequent paras.

To the OP, is this in a browser?

If so, does your script start with '<script ...',
or does it start with '<applet ...',
or, covering the third possibility for web-based content
does it start with '<%...', '<%!..' or '<%= '?

Jul 23 '05 #4

Andrew Thompson

On 17 Oct 2004 19:22:28 -0500, Ricky wrote:

Javascript. <script> I have an intranet set up and I use a great
deal of javascript (utilizing activex), within hta's.

Thanks for clarifying. I'll bow out of this conversation
now and cede to the knowledge of the experts.

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Jul 23 '05 #5

Lee

Ricky said:

Javascript. <script> I have an intranet set up and I use a great
deal of javascript (utilizing activex), within hta's.

I think you want to use the GetDrive() method of FileSystemObject,
and then look at the properties of the Drive object that it returns.
Maybe "volumeName". Check the on-line MSDN documentation.

This link seems to work, at the moment:
http://tinyurl.com/3sqts

Jul 23 '05 #6

Ricky

On 17 Oct 2004 17:57:11 -0700, Lee <RE**************@cox.net> wrote:

That did the trick. Thank you so very much for your help!!!!! I am
so very grateful.

Ricky said:

Javascript. <script> I have an intranet set up and I use a great
deal of javascript (utilizing activex), within hta's.

I think you want to use the GetDrive() method of FileSystemObject,
and then look at the properties of the Drive object that it returns.
Maybe "volumeName". Check the on-line MSDN documentation.

This link seems to work, at the moment:
http://tinyurl.com/3sqts

Jul 23 '05 #7