I never build for Windows in OS X. So I only know when it worked and stopped and worked again on Windows. I do recall some talk about the Mac version still having the issue for a while after 6.7.5.
~Roger On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Ben Rubinstein <benr...@cogapp.com> wrote: > Hi Roger, > > Thanks for your swift reply. Unfortunately this is using 6.7.7 (on Mac, > building a standalone to run on Windows). Did you notice a regresssion? > > TIA, > > Ben > > > On 30/06/2016 14:50, Roger Eller wrote: > >> UNC was broken in 6.6.4 to 6.7.1 (I reported the bug when my apps began >> to >> fail). UNC was repaired in 6.7.5 and higher. >> >> ~Roger >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Ben Rubinstein <benr...@cogapp.com> >> wrote: >> >> I spoke too soon. >>> >>> With the volume mounted, accessing it by drive letter works (so I assume >>> that this isn't a permissions problem); but using the UNC fails. >>> >>> If I use "answer folder" I get the path with drive letter, e.g. >>> Z:/Docs/Invoices >>> >>> setting the defaultFolder to this path has the expected effect, using >>> "there is a folder..." on this path returns true, etc. >>> >>> But if I use the "UNC" version of path: >>> //server/volume/Docs/Invoices >>> >>> then setting the defaultFolder returns "can't open directory", using >>> "there is a folder..." return false. >>> >>> Reversing the slashes makes no difference. >>> >>> SysError returns either 2 or 3 - seemingly randomly. Apparently >>> 2 = ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND >>> 3 = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND >>> >>> This is on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. >>> >>> Previous answers suggested that some people have succeeded in accessing >>> directories using UNC paths. Can you share how you've done this? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Ben >>> >>> >>> On 29/06/2016 17:07, Ben Rubinstein wrote: >>> >>> It wasn't a mistyped path.... but it was my making a mistake! In my lack >>>> of >>>> Windows knowledge, I thought that the volume was mounted - but actually >>>> that >>>> was a server that was 'accessible', but with none of it's volume's >>>> mounted. >>>> >>>> Thanks to everyone for their assistance. >>>> >>>> Ben >>>> >>>> On 22/06/2016 17:02, Richard Gaskin wrote: >>>> >>>> Mark Talluto wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The first thing to check is permission access to that folder. >>>>> >>>>>> Have your program do a sample write to that location and get >>>>>> the results. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> That's too smart. For me that's the second thing I do, but when I do >>>>> in >>>>> addition to checking the result I also include a call to the sysError >>>>> function >>>>> so I can learn what the OS might be telling me. >>>>> >>>>> The first thing I do is assume I mistyped the path, so I'll run >>>>> something like >>>>> this in the Message Box to double-check it: >>>>> >>>>> answer file "Select your file:"; put it >>>>> >>>>> > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
