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Erik Tamminga
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:06 pm    Post subject: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or networkshare AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik
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Mike Walsh
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

local harddrive

Net use X: \\servername\xxx\doclib

where http://servername/xxx/doclib/AllItems.aspx is the web address.

Then X: contains all the same files as are actually stored in the WSS
database for that doc lib.

You should I suspect amend them only using the WSS UI though.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
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"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
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Quote:
Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or networkshare AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the
local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within
sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik

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Erik Tamminga
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

Hi Mike,

Sorry to tell you that the solution you presented doesn't work with my
server.

I created a test site called "test", added a document library called "files"
and tried to map a drive to \\sv1016\test\files. The error presented by
windows is;

H:\>net use y: \\sv1016\test\files
System error 67 has occurred.

The network name cannot be found.

Am I missing a component?

Regards,

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23wm29FZ%23EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Quote:
local harddrive

Net use X: \\servername\xxx\doclib

where http://servername/xxx/doclib/AllItems.aspx is the web address.

Then X: contains all the same files as are actually stored in the WSS
database for that doc lib.

You should I suspect amend them only using the WSS UI though.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
Please reply to the newsgroup

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
message news:uSzUenY%23EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or networkshare
AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the
local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within
sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik



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Mike Walsh
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

I think it needs Office 2003 on the client.

Do you have that installed ?

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
message news:OC7H2fl%23EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Quote:
Hi Mike,

Sorry to tell you that the solution you presented doesn't work with my
server.

I created a test site called "test", added a document library called
"files"
and tried to map a drive to \\sv1016\test\files. The error presented by
windows is;

H:\>net use y: \\sv1016\test\files
System error 67 has occurred.

The network name cannot be found.

Am I missing a component?

Regards,

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23wm29FZ%23EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
local harddrive

Net use X: \\servername\xxx\doclib

where http://servername/xxx/doclib/AllItems.aspx is the web address.

Then X: contains all the same files as are actually stored in the WSS
database for that doc lib.

You should I suspect amend them only using the WSS UI though.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
Please reply to the newsgroup

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
message news:uSzUenY%23EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or networkshare
AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the
local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within
sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik





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Erik Tamminga
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

Hi Mike,

Yes, we have Office 2003 installed on the client. Are you sure sharepoint
implements drive-mappings to document libraries? I know it supports
"WebFolders" but I didn't see sharepoint implement CIFS.

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O4X4qtl%23EHA.1604@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Quote:
I think it needs Office 2003 on the client.

Do you have that installed ?

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
message news:OC7H2fl%23EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Hi Mike,

Sorry to tell you that the solution you presented doesn't work with my
server.

I created a test site called "test", added a document library called
"files"
and tried to map a drive to \\sv1016\test\files. The error presented by
windows is;

H:\>net use y: \\sv1016\test\files
System error 67 has occurred.

The network name cannot be found.

Am I missing a component?

Regards,

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23wm29FZ%23EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
local harddrive

Net use X: \\servername\xxx\doclib

where http://servername/xxx/doclib/AllItems.aspx is the web address.

Then X: contains all the same files as are actually stored in the WSS
database for that doc lib.

You should I suspect amend them only using the WSS UI though.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
Please reply to the newsgroup

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote
in
message news:uSzUenY%23EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or
networkshare
AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the
local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within
sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik







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Mike Walsh
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

I've done it several times.

Occasionally it (the correct statement) doesn't work but a on a re-try it
usually does. (I have no idea why this is)

I've also found that it's easier if the entire path has no spaces (or
presumably other non-standard characters).

[Usually the above para refers to the doc lib; but it could refer to the xxx
in my example too]

But the main message is that I'm not imagining this. It does work. I've had
it working and so have many others :)

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland


"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
message news:%23VdqQVH$EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Quote:
Hi Mike,

Yes, we have Office 2003 installed on the client. Are you sure sharepoint
implements drive-mappings to document libraries? I know it supports
"WebFolders" but I didn't see sharepoint implement CIFS.

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O4X4qtl%23EHA.1604@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I think it needs Office 2003 on the client.

Do you have that installed ?

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote
in
message news:OC7H2fl%23EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Hi Mike,

Sorry to tell you that the solution you presented doesn't work with my
server.

I created a test site called "test", added a document library called
"files"
and tried to map a drive to \\sv1016\test\files. The error presented
by
windows is;

H:\>net use y: \\sv1016\test\files
System error 67 has occurred.

The network name cannot be found.

Am I missing a component?

Regards,

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23wm29FZ%23EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
local harddrive

Net use X: \\servername\xxx\doclib

where http://servername/xxx/doclib/AllItems.aspx is the web address.

Then X: contains all the same files as are actually stored in the WSS
database for that doc lib.

You should I suspect amend them only using the WSS UI though.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
Please reply to the newsgroup

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln
wrote
in
message news:uSzUenY%23EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or
networkshare
AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the
local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within
sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik









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Mike Walsh
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Documents stored on two locations Reply with quote

If you do the following from the command line

NET USE X: \\www.asaris-matrix.com\mvp-walsh\TestDocs

you will see that the NET USE statement will work with a Document Library
(just added to the European WSS FAQ mirror)

In this case it will ask for a User Name that you can't give it (as
anonymous doesn't have update rights) but at least it shows that the
statement works.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote in
message news:%23VdqQVH$EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Quote:
Hi Mike,

Yes, we have Office 2003 installed on the client. Are you sure sharepoint
implements drive-mappings to document libraries? I know it supports
"WebFolders" but I didn't see sharepoint implement CIFS.

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O4X4qtl%23EHA.1604@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I think it needs Office 2003 on the client.

Do you have that installed ?

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln> wrote
in
message news:OC7H2fl%23EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Hi Mike,

Sorry to tell you that the solution you presented doesn't work with my
server.

I created a test site called "test", added a document library called
"files"
and tried to map a drive to \\sv1016\test\files. The error presented
by
windows is;

H:\>net use y: \\sv1016\test\files
System error 67 has occurred.

The network name cannot be found.

Am I missing a component?

Regards,

Erik

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23wm29FZ%23EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
local harddrive

Net use X: \\servername\xxx\doclib

where http://servername/xxx/doclib/AllItems.aspx is the web address.

Then X: contains all the same files as are actually stored in the WSS
database for that doc lib.

You should I suspect amend them only using the WSS UI though.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
Please reply to the newsgroup

"Erik Tamminga" <REVERSE_THIS_agnimmate@REVERSE_THIS_nerrats.ln
wrote
in
message news:uSzUenY%23EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,

Is it possible to have a document on a local harddrive or
networkshare
AND
in a sharepoint library.
I'm looking for some kind of shadow folder functionality where the
local/network files are always the same as the latest version in a
sharepoint documentlibrary. In the best scenario, opening the
local/network
file to also open/update the file in Sharepoint (only from within
sharepoint
enabled applications ofcourse, like word/excel).

Is this possible?

Erik









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