Application Server to Export Batch Files

craigbarbs

When using application server to export batch files, it does not see mapped drives as valid destinations for the files. When running the same application using a navision client, it is able to use the mapped drive.

Does anybody know a way around this?

g_dreyer

Hi Craig,

Must admit that I am not sure what the correct answer is, but have you tried using the UNC name (i.e. \\Servername\sharedfolder\filename.txt)

Regards,
gus

eromein

The NAS is running on the server.

Maybe the mapped drive isn't available on the server.

Sample:

Client : X:\Navision\File.txt
Server : \Navision\File.txt

Maybe that's it?

Waldo

Allways try to avoid working with mapped drives, but use the \\server\share\folder\file.ext instead (like g_dreyer proposes).

Makes life much easier...

craigbarbs

Must admit that I am not sure what the correct answer is, but have you tried using the UNC name (i.e. \\Servername\sharedfolder\filename.txt)

I don't think I can use this because the files are being transfered to a UNIX machine using NSF software. The software creates mapped drives on the machine.

The NAS is running on the server.

Maybe the mapped drive isn't available on the server.

Sample:

Client : X:\Navision\File.txt
Server : \Navision\File.txt

Maybe that's it?

I installed and ran a Navision client on the server, so this is definitely not the problem.

Thanks for both your responses.

Regards
Craig

g_dreyer

Hi Craig,

Why not try to run automated ftp batch file every now and then?
You can do a mput *.* and suppress prompts for overwriting files (or delete them once you have transferred them).

Regards,
gus