Setting Up and Managing Network Drives
Using Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Paths in MS Windows
Using Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Paths in MS Windows
NetWare supports the use of Universal Naming Convention (UNC) redirection for path statements in dialog boxes within the following MS Windows conventions:
Program Group (.GRP) Files
Program Items Files
Program Information Files (PIFs)
Referencing Files
UNC paths provide you with
•The ability to use a network resource without formally mapping to it
•The use of applications and programs within MS Windows to access network volumes and directories
•The ability to assign network applications, volumes, and directories to icons within MS Windows
Program Group (.GRP) Files
To have access to program groups located on a network server without formally mapping to the resource, use UNC redirection in the “Program Group Properties” dialog boxes as follows.
Procedure
1From the Program Manager “File” menu, choose “New.”
2Select “Program Group” and then choose “OK.”
3In the “Group File” text box, enter the UNC path for the .GRP file. To assign a path, enter
\\servername\volume\path\groupname.GRP
For example, to assign the DATABASE.GRP file on the server ACCOUNTING, you could enter