>Since VFP 5.0 you have been able to address a file using the full network path ei. \\HKP1\SYS:\acc5\ACCOUNTS\employee.dbf rather then G:\acc5\accounts\employee.dbf. I have used this on several ocassions. Since I have moved to a different company, however, I have had trouble addressing a file in this fashion. I am logged in, and I can go to the file using Windows95 Explorer. Is there a problem that I am not aware of, or do other people experience difficulties?
A couple of things:
(1) UNC notation should not include a ":". try
\\HKP1\SYS\acc5\ACCOUNTS\employee.dbfinstead for your UNC.
(2) VFP will not automatically log you into a NetWare server that is not already attached or logged in unless it is your preferred NetWare server. There are a number of API calls that could be used to make the necessary connection such as WNetAddConnection() (allows you to map a drive or network printer to a local resource; making this call to a resource owned by a server will force a login, even if you immediately release the resource using WNetCancelConnection()).
