Mapped NT Drive not appearing in path

[TravisBickle77]

I am running Novell Netware Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.30 on a Win98 client machine. I am mapping a network drive to an NT 4.0 Server shared drive to run an application. I can map to the drive using either the windows drive mapping utility or Novell login statments. The path statement in my autoexec.bat file appears like this:

PATH=T:\HRMS2\BIN;C:\orawin95\bin;C:\orawinent\bin;"C:\PROGRAM FILES\ORACLE\JRE\1.1.7\BIN";C:\ADP\SQLBASE;C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\PCANYW~1

When the Novell login runs, it turns all of these path statements into Search Drives except "T:\HRMS2\BIN" (my mapped NT drive) The application will not run unless this directory is in the path.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

-T

 

[salserocito]

Since this Path statement resides in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the T:\HRM32\BIN mapping does not exist yet because you have not logged into the Network. You should create a Map statement in your Login Script to this location!

If you want a Search Drive Mapping...

MAP S16:=<VOLUME>:\HRM32\BIN

If you want a Network Drive Mapping...

MAP K:=<VOLUME>:\HRM32\BIN (you can use whatever drive letter you choose!)

Good Luck!

 

[TravisBickle77]

What do I put in the <VOLUME> field for the Search drive mapping? The drive is located on an NT Server, not a Novell server. Can I use the UNC format, \\Server\Drive?

-T

 

[TheLad]

Using the MAP command to map to an NT drive will not work. You have to use the NET USE command.

Anyway, depending on how you map the drive, you could do the NET USE statement in your Novell login script followed by the path command

eg.

#NET USE T: \\NTSERVER\DIRECTORY
PATH=%PATH%;T:\HRMS2\BIN

You could also use this in a batch file if you so desire. -----------------------------------------------------
&quot;It's true, its damn true!&quot;
-----------------------------------------------------

 

[salserocito]

Thanks, TheLad!

I was gonna say exactly what he said!

Good Luck!

 

[TravisBickle77]

When I put those lines into my login script, I get the following error:

LOGIN-4.21.15-400: A network drive cannot be mapped to a drive
that is designated as a local drive.
[=%PATH%]

The mapping completes successfully, but the T:\HRMS2\Bin does not appear in the path.

Thanks,

-T