Thanks Sergey, will check that out.

>See if http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/returning-unc-path-associated-local-device can help
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>>I am using Andrew Coates GetUncPath function in an effort to compare the names of 2 selected files in order to determine if they are the same file. One file is selected in VFP using GetFile() and the other is opened by the user in QuickBooks.
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>>The GetFile-selected file is run thru GetUncPath and is stored in a foxpro table with server notation.
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>>The other file is opened by the user in QuickBooks. That opened company file name is available to Foxpro via a property on an activex control.
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>>When the second file name (the QB-selected file) is run thru GetUncPath on a user's workstation, the file name (95 chars long) still uses drive letter notation. C:\Users\Public\Documents\Intuit\...
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>>The GetUncPath function appears to see that that workstation is not "redirected" per Andrew's comments in the code.
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>>* The device specified by lpLocalPath is not 
>>* redirected.
>>case lnResult = ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
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>>Any ideas?