>Hi all
>
>I came into this problem :
>
>In a setup program to be launched when the application is installed, I need to define which is the Server Path but this path must be a net path. What I do is something like this :
>
>zServerPath = "\\"+Addbs(Alltrim(Left(Sys(0),At('#',Sys(0))-1)))+Left(Sys(5),1)+Sys(2003)
>
>if directory(zserverpath)
> * I have no problem, as the actual path can be reached through the net
>else
> * Probably the actual path is not shared or it is shared with another name
> * at this point I launch a messagebox asking the user to check if the path is shared and then to pick the net path
> zserverpath = getdir()
> * As what i want to obtain is a net path i will check if left(zserverpath,2) == '\\'
>endif
>
>what I want to do is to open the getdir dialog box showing the network devices instead of the local one
>
>Thanks
>Alessio
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