Remote Computer Name 2

[malaygal]

I used to be able to reference a remote file using the remote computer name (svrname) on the file name - i.e //svrname/some_dir/some_file.txt - in my vbscript
Recently, when I evaluate if this file exist, I am getting file not found even if the file exists.
My workaround is to use mapped-letter directory - i.e m:\s=ome_dir\some_file.txt.

Can anybody tell me what happened and how I can restore?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[guitarzan]

How are you referencing the remote file? FileSystemObject?
Have permissions changed on the server share?

 

[PHV]

I'd replace this:
//svrname/some_dir/some_file.txt
with this:
\\svrname\some_dir\some_file.txt

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[malaygal]

Thanks fot the quick responses.

PHV, I replace / with \, but still did not work.

guitarzan, I do not know if any permissions were changed. How do I check and can you tell me how to update permissions so that I can run my script from svrname2 using svrname in the file name?

Thanks again.

 

[malaygal]

BTW, I referenced another remote computer name - ie. i.e //svrname3/some_dir/some_file.txt - and it worked.

Also, if I run my script below in svrname (computer name)

datafile = i.e //svrname/some_dir/some_file.txt
if fs.fileexists(datafile) then
'''''
end if

It will not find the file.

 

[guitarzan]

You can try browsing to "\\svrname", right-click over the "\some_dir" share and select "Properties", and check the security tab.

Or, browse to "\\svrname\some_dir" and make sure you can view/modify files.

How are you executing your script? From a command prompt (cscript.exe)? or double-clicking the vbs file? Or another way?

 

[malaygal]

I was able to modify the file.

I tried both scheduling the script (Task Scheduler) and double-click to run the script.

 

[guitarzan]

I don't have a good reason why it's not working. The next thing I would try is to see if you can see ANY files in the root of that share:

Option Explicit
Dim fso, f, objFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.GetFolder("\\svrname\some_dir")
For Each objFile in f.Files
   Wscript.echo objFile.Path
Next

Another suggestion, make sure you don't have On Error Resume Next suppressing runtime errors.

 

[malaygal]

Thanks for all your help so far, guitarzan.

I run the script on both host computer and remote computer and got same error. Line: 4, Error: Path not found, Code: 800A004C

 

[malaygal]

Right-click the "\some_dir" share and select "Sharing", click on Permission button, added Everyone with Read permission. This did the trick.

Thanks for all the help,guitarzan.

 

[guitarzan]

Your welcome, glad you got it sorted.