accessing_data_on_a_network
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| - | Note that you can only map network locations through their UNC path. PMA.core does not allow mapped (network) drives to be referenced directly. If \\servername\sharename\ is mapped as drive X:, you can not create a root directory with the path reference x:\dir\subdir\. The reason for this is twofold: | + | Note that you can only map network locations through their UNC path. PMA.core does not allow mapped (network) drives to be referenced directly. If ''%%\\servername\sharename\%%'' is mapped as drive ''X:'', you can not create a root directory with the path reference ''x:\dir\subdir\''. The reason for this is twofold: |
| - | * Unordered List ItemA file needs to be traceable to an unambiguous location. There's no way to find out whether \\servername\sharename\dir\subdir\foo.svs and x:\dir\subdir\foo.svs are the same files (at least not in a simple straightforward manner) | + | * A file needs to be traceable to an unambiguous location. There's no way to find out whether ''%%\\servername\sharename\dir\subdir\foo.svs%%'' and ''x:\dir\subdir\foo.svs'' are the same files (at least not in a simple straightforward manner) |
| - | * Unordered List ItemSince IIS runs as a background service in the OS, it cannot be guaranteed that the x: drive-letter will always be available (especially when no actual user is logged into the system). | + | * Since IIS runs as a background service in the OS, it cannot be guaranteed that the ''x:'' drive-letter will always be available (especially when no actual user is logged into the system). |
| ==== A note about (mapped) network drives ==== | ==== A note about (mapped) network drives ==== | ||
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