from '\\intranet...' to 'C:\'

Belias

hi everyone, i know the title is a little bit cryptic, sorry...please suggest me a better one...

anyway, i have a function which runs a file (e.g.: pdf) with HYPERLINK('W:\.....\a.pdf) function, but for this time, i've only this path: '\\intranet.xxx.it\root$' which is mapped as 'W:'
how can i retrieve the 'W:' starting from '\\intranet...'?
is it possible?

(i don't want do create a new setup field for a couple of reasons)
thanks in advance

garak

You need only the UNC?

Belias

what do you mean with UNC? i'm not really familiar with network paths etc... :oops:
i only need a string wich is the mapped driver for '\\intranet...' address

garak

Do you mean something like this?

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22930

Belias

you got it!...almost...
it's what i need but viceversa (i need from sharename to drivename)

MBerger

Do realize that it's not a 1:1 relationship... 1 share might have multiple drive-letters, but a driveletter can just have 1 sharename.

Belias

yes, in fact my "problem" is: i know the \\intranet... and from that i'd like to know the actual letter pointing to it...
am i explaining bad?

garak

Belias wrote:

yes, in fact my "problem" is: i know the \\intranet... and from that i'd like to know the actual letter pointing to it...
am i explaining bad?

And why? :-k

You can use the vbs example (with some mods [do you need hellp?] ) in the link to go through all mounted drives.

Belias

yes, i need help, because i tried to use (and reverse) the function in your link but i'm not familiar with that automation and i'm a bit lost :oops:
i need to do this because i have to run HYPERLINK and it doesn't work with \\intranet... but only with W:\
i just have \\intranet.. address and i don't want to create another setup if i can retrieve W:\ directly from \\intranet...
otherwise, is there a way to run \\intranet...pdf files in another way different from HYPERLINK?
thanks

garak

not with hyperlink (that has also probs with png files or some others) but you can use WSHShell.run or WSHShell.execute (search for both in the forum).
viewtopic.php?t=12417

to get all the mapped network drives and their name you can use the following example:

Name	DataType	Subtype	Length
WSHNetwork	Automation	'Windows Script Host Object Model'.WshNetwork	
WSHCollect	Automation	'Windows Script Host Object Model'.IWshCollection	
i	Integer		
y	Integer		


if isclear(WSHNetwork) then
  create(WSHNetwork);

WSHCollect := WSHNetwork.EnumNetworkDrives;
i := 0;
if WSHCollect.count > 0 then beign
  while i <= WSHCollect.count-1 do begin
    y := i + 1;
    message('Drive: ' + format(WSHCollect.Item(i)) + ' = ' + format(WSHCollect.Item(y)));
    i += 2;
  end;
end;

regards

Belias

wsh.run(a,b,c);

can work for me, i can directly run \\intranet without retrieving the mapped drive name, thanks al lot!
have a nice day

garak

Please an enjoy the day ....