>>>>>>First off, I should know this answer, but...
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>>>>>>Our application was designed to connect to drive across the network through mapped drives. But, if the local machine is rebooted the drive appears in the drive listing but is not available until it is accessed by the user via Explorer. Is there a way to programmability touch the mapped drive to allow access?
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>>>>>Greg,
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>>>>>Please check Re: Mapping Drives Thread #1097495
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>>>>The drive already mapped. Fox just can not see it until it is physically touch by the user. I am looking for a way to replicate the action of the user.
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>>>Something like this, then, may be?
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>>>http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/launching-windows-explorer-specified-drive-folder-or-file
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>>Thanks. But because of the login issue it appears the only straight forward method is to check and if need remap the drive. But still looking.
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>IIRC Windows 2000 Server had issues with mapped connections going inactive after a period of inactivity and I think there was a server hotfix for it. It's been several years since I had to deal with it.
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>You would have to check microsoft site for the message you get in explorer when the mapped connection is inactive or whatever the exact message was.

I will take a look, thanks