Mapped Drives vs. UNC paths?

[clk430]

6.7 (268) Win2K

If I have a map that, on source event, pulls a files from a LAN folder, would it be faster if the drive were mapped vs a UNC path or does it not matter?

The said map is blob in/blob out.

Also, is it possible to get a "source not available" if the network is busy in this same scenario?

 

[BocaBurger]

Mapped drive would have less traffic. Speed probably the same.
In either case, you could get source not available if network is busy.



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[clk430]

I see. So, good coding practice would be to map the drives rather than use the UNC paths in regards to Mercator?

And, dumb question, but I know what a UNC path is, but what does that acronym stand for??

 

[BocaBurger]

UNknown Crud? Unified National Connection? University of North Carolina?

UNC path

Universal/Uniform Naming Convention. A UNC path describes the location of a volume, directory, or file.

The format for a UNC path is \\server\volume\directory\file and is not case-sensitive. For example:

\\Shared1_svr\Shared1\WGroups\Network\Orders.xls

Rather than describe the location of a file or directory by drive letter, the Network Group will typically communicate a UNC path to describe the actual location of a file or directory. Windows drive letter mappings are arbitrary, whereas a UNC path is specific and applies to all operating systems.

Note: The UNC method started with the UNIX operating system. UNIX uses the forward-slash character as a path separator. Many network services (ex. FTP) have their origins in the UNIX operating system, so they use forward-slashes instead of the backslashes that DOS/Windows uses. It is important to recognize this distinction when using these services.


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[clk430]

I am cutting and pasting this to an email to send to my team. You have solved the mystery.

I was thinking UnNecessary aCronym. Eh, not as funny as yours, but....