the application starts but when it does its thiing, in this case create mobile sql server files it fives out about permissions. The mapping is correct, although strange. the folder it connects to is a subfolder, e:\data\folder1. data is shared but if you right click on folder1 it is not, but all users connect to folder1. i gave everyeon full rights to everything as a temp measure to see if i could get it working but no joy. the reason we do not use unc is that we need a mapped drive for the application
~M


>More information on what happens when you try to run it would be helpful.
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>I assume your mapping is correct for the user account that is running the application?
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>Immediate suggestion is to use UNC instead of mapping.
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>Are the files and folders on the server shared properly and permissions set for the network users?


>>hi all,
>>we have an app that will run on the server but not over the network. it runs over a mapped network drive through the network. the file is on the server but we use the mapped drive to access it.
>>~M
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