RE: [PHP-WIN] Can I access files from a mapped drive or over the network?

In theory, yes. ;) But we all know to well that they really doesn't match with each other. :( By the way: did you get any error messages? >-----Original Message----- >From: Nicole Amashta [mailto:430ntr3k@bellsouth.net] >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 8:21 PM >To: php-windows@lists.php.net >Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Can I access files from a mapped drive or over >the network? > > >The OS is Win2k. The files I want to access are flat text files (.txt,.csv). >This is NOT a DATABASE related question. This is strictly flat files. > >I have the shared directories mapped to the computer with a drive letter of >R. So, in theory, according to what one said, I should be able to access and >list the directories and files on that shared directory. Well, I already >tried this yesterday and it's not working. I used as the path: >R:\\data as the path. I escaped the backslash appropriately. Still, no >luck. However, when I want to list the contents of the C drive, or any local >partition, this works. SO, why can't I access the mapped drive ( R: ) ? > >* Originally I tried accessing the data by the network name, such as: >\\ftpserver\data as $path = "\\\\ftpserver\\data"; This did not work >either. > >Here is code that I am using to test this: ><snip> ><? >include("../incs/FileSystem.inc"); // a wrapper class >for the php >file and dir functions > >$path = "R:\\Data\\JAU\\Sites"; // this is the mapped >(shared) drive >that resides on another computer. > >$fs = new FileSystem(); // this is an object I wrote that >wraps all the file >and directory functions > >if ( $list = $fs->getList($path) ) // getList() returns an >array of the >files and dirs found in $path (uses opendir ) >{ > $size = count($list); > if ( $size > 0 ) > { > for($i=0;$i<$size;$i++) > { > $fname = $list[$i]; > echo "$fname <br>"; // just print out; this is just testing > } > } > else > { > echo "no files"; > } >} >else >{ > echo "error listing files in: $path"; >} >?> ></snip> > >Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! > >Thanks! >Nicole Amashta >www.aeontrek.com > >"B.A.T. Svensson" <B.A.T.Svensson@lumc.nl> wrote in message >news:27E647E5629ED211BF78009027289C6303C1B5E7@mail1... >> > I need to access data files residing on a >different computer >> in >> >the same network as the computer running the php scripts. Is this >possible? >> >I can't find any documentation on this and I need to figure this out >ASAP, >> >as in today. >> > >> >Once I access the files, I need to be able to read from them Is this >> >possible, and how?? >> > >> >Please help. Thank you!! ;) >> >> And the type of files you want to share is? And these files >recedes on >what? >> File system, DB, or? And the platform you working on is? Anyhow: >> >> If assume we are talking about regular flat files and you >are using NT. >Then >> why not try to make a share? Then you can access the files >just as any >> normal file receding in the file system. >> >> Syntax for net share: >> >> [d:\vc98\include]net help share >> The syntax of this command is: >> >> >> NET SHARE sharename >> sharename=drive:path [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] >> [/REMARK:"text"] >> sharename [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] >> [/REMARK:"text"] >> {sharename | devicename | drive:path} /DELETE >> >> NET SHARE makes a server's resources available to network users. When >> used without options, it lists information about all resources being >> shared on the computer. For each resource, Windows NT reports the >> devicename(s) or pathname(s) and a descriptive comment >associated with it. >> >> sharename Is the network name of the shared resource. Type >> NET SHARE with a sharename only to >display information >> about that share. >> drive:path Specifies the absolute path of the directory to >> be shared. >> /USERS:number Sets the maximum number of users who can >> simultaneously access the shared resource. >> /UNLIMITED Specifies an unlimited number of users can >> simultaneously access the shared resource >> /REMARK:"text" Adds a descriptive comment about the resource. >> Enclose the text in quotation marks. >> devicename Is one or more printers (LPT1: through LPT9:) >> shared by sharename. >> /DELETE Stops sharing the resource. >> >> NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. >> >> [d:\vc98\include] > > > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >php-list-admin@lists.php.net >