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echo: win32
to: CHRISTER SOLSTRAND
from: JERRY SCHWARTZ
date: 1997-06-25 18:50:00
subject: Substing in NT

[Jun 24, 97 - 21:31] Christer Solstrand of 2:211/16 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
JS>> CS> UNC?
JS>> Universal Naming Convention - you can actually hit files without a
JS>> drive letter by specifying \\\\dir\f, but
JS>> you can't navigate up and down and I'm not sure how a program
JS>> accessed that way would find its pieces and parts (haven't tried
JS>> it).
CS> Programs can't, unless you map the drives.
Actually, I think they should be able to hit a data file that way.  You can 
also explore a share that way, no drive letter needed.  Type
    start \\\
at a command prompt.
Jerry Schwartz
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