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Brooks
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Can a Document Library be redirected to a local drive? |
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Before we ever started using SharePoint, our customers received
documentation, patches and service packs through our FTP server. Now,
however, we are trying to keep our files and documentation accessible through
SharePoint so we can a.) search through documentation using the built-in
search functionality in SharePoint 2003 and b.) so our documentation group
can post new manuals and our QA group can post fixes through SharePoint.
Can a Document Library directly access an FTP location or can it access a
local drive? We can't do any mappings between the two machines, so I was
hoping we'd be able to attach to our FTP server using Netclient (a utility
released by Novell) that can map an FTP connection to a local drive and then
connect our Document Library to that local drive. |
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Brooks
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Re: Can a Document Library be redirected to a local drive? |
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This one is for the Microsoft guys:
Feature: Have a Document Library populated from a remote location (remote as
in outside of SharePoint)
Hasn't anyone requested this type of functionality in the past? It should be
fairly common that you wouldn't want your files (especially large files)
sitting in an SQL database and would rather have the speed of a file system
and dedicated file server...
Is there a webpart or modification to an existing webpart out there that can
do what I am attempting to do or is this in the horizon for SharePoint Portal
Server 2006 (or whatever)?
"Brad Covelle" wrote:
| Quote: | No, you can only go the other way.
You can't have a document library point to a folder that is local and
display the contents of that folder within sharepoint. But you can use a
Page Viewer Web Part, share the local folder, and then point that web part
to display the contents of that folder. Would that work? It's basically an
iframe that displays the Explorer view of that folder.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4EB6C988-9665-4FFD-A1D0-ADF1544B18F9@microsoft.com...
Sorry... I don't think I explained well enough:
I already have the documents I want to access on the FTP server.
I have a dulplicate set of documents on the SharePoint server. I want
these
gone as my FTP server is much beefier and is outside of our network. I do
not
want to run SharePoint on the same server that has these files. Does that
make sense?
Can I create a document library in SharePoint that will access files on
the
local machine (like a locally mapped FTP drive)? Heck, let's even take the
mapped drive out of the equation. Let's say I have a directory on my C:
drive
called 'Share' and wanted to view those files in a Document Library in
SharePoint... could I do that?
Thanks for the reply! See below for my comments
"Brad Covelle" wrote:
Maybe. I am able to create a Network Place to a SharePoint Document
Library
and then access it through My Network Places. So you can probably Map the
Network Place and then point the FTP server to that directory. Never
tried
it but in theory it should be possibly with this workaround. I am also
able
to Map a Drive in My Computer to the SharePoint document library, so I
could
point the FTP site to that directory as the base. Give it a try.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCF79C60-F70A-49FD-9D3E-27EF6772CD20@microsoft.com...
Actually, I have a great idea if I wanted to map the FTP to the SharePoint
Document Library and not the other way around: I'd simply create a mapped
drive that accesses the SharePoint Document Library. Then I'd create a
virtual directory in my FTP server (IIS 6.0) to point to that mapped
drive.
Two problems with this scenario, though: 1.) Once I connected through
through
the mapped drive, I would be able to see the 'Forms' directory in the
SharePoint Document Library from my FTP client and 2.) most importantly, I
would have to keep my files now on the SharePoint site instead of on the
FTP
server as they are now. There is a huge difference between the two servers
as
far as storage, RAM, CPU clock speed, etc.
So your reply would help me connect the FTP Server to the SharePoint
Document Library. I am looking for a solution to connect the SharePoint
Document Library to the FTP Server... this is a tough one, I think.
Before we ever started using SharePoint, our customers received
documentation, patches and service packs through our FTP server. Now,
however, we are trying to keep our files and documentation accessible
through
SharePoint so we can a.) search through documentation using the
built-in
search functionality in SharePoint 2003 and b.) so our documentation
group
can post new manuals and our QA group can post fixes through
SharePoint.
Can a Document Library directly access an FTP location or can it access
a
local drive? We can't do any mappings between the two machines, so I
was
hoping we'd be able to attach to our FTP server using Netclient (a
utility
released by Novell) that can map an FTP connection to a local drive and
then
connect our Document Library to that local drive.
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Brooks
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Re: Can a Document Library be redirected to a local drive? |
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Rats! I was hoping I could make the reverse connection... that's probably the
next-best thing, though. If anyone else would like to chime in on any other
solutions, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks again for the replies!
"Brad Covelle" wrote:
| Quote: | No, you can only go the other way.
You can't have a document library point to a folder that is local and
display the contents of that folder within sharepoint. But you can use a
Page Viewer Web Part, share the local folder, and then point that web part
to display the contents of that folder. Would that work? It's basically an
iframe that displays the Explorer view of that folder.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4EB6C988-9665-4FFD-A1D0-ADF1544B18F9@microsoft.com...
Sorry... I don't think I explained well enough:
I already have the documents I want to access on the FTP server.
I have a dulplicate set of documents on the SharePoint server. I want
these
gone as my FTP server is much beefier and is outside of our network. I do
not
want to run SharePoint on the same server that has these files. Does that
make sense?
Can I create a document library in SharePoint that will access files on
the
local machine (like a locally mapped FTP drive)? Heck, let's even take the
mapped drive out of the equation. Let's say I have a directory on my C:
drive
called 'Share' and wanted to view those files in a Document Library in
SharePoint... could I do that?
Thanks for the reply! See below for my comments
"Brad Covelle" wrote:
Maybe. I am able to create a Network Place to a SharePoint Document
Library
and then access it through My Network Places. So you can probably Map the
Network Place and then point the FTP server to that directory. Never
tried
it but in theory it should be possibly with this workaround. I am also
able
to Map a Drive in My Computer to the SharePoint document library, so I
could
point the FTP site to that directory as the base. Give it a try.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCF79C60-F70A-49FD-9D3E-27EF6772CD20@microsoft.com...
Actually, I have a great idea if I wanted to map the FTP to the SharePoint
Document Library and not the other way around: I'd simply create a mapped
drive that accesses the SharePoint Document Library. Then I'd create a
virtual directory in my FTP server (IIS 6.0) to point to that mapped
drive.
Two problems with this scenario, though: 1.) Once I connected through
through
the mapped drive, I would be able to see the 'Forms' directory in the
SharePoint Document Library from my FTP client and 2.) most importantly, I
would have to keep my files now on the SharePoint site instead of on the
FTP
server as they are now. There is a huge difference between the two servers
as
far as storage, RAM, CPU clock speed, etc.
So your reply would help me connect the FTP Server to the SharePoint
Document Library. I am looking for a solution to connect the SharePoint
Document Library to the FTP Server... this is a tough one, I think.
Before we ever started using SharePoint, our customers received
documentation, patches and service packs through our FTP server. Now,
however, we are trying to keep our files and documentation accessible
through
SharePoint so we can a.) search through documentation using the
built-in
search functionality in SharePoint 2003 and b.) so our documentation
group
can post new manuals and our QA group can post fixes through
SharePoint.
Can a Document Library directly access an FTP location or can it access
a
local drive? We can't do any mappings between the two machines, so I
was
hoping we'd be able to attach to our FTP server using Netclient (a
utility
released by Novell) that can map an FTP connection to a local drive and
then
connect our Document Library to that local drive.
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Brad Covelle
Guest
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Re: Can a Document Library be redirected to a local drive? |
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No, you can only go the other way.
You can't have a document library point to a folder that is local and
display the contents of that folder within sharepoint. But you can use a
Page Viewer Web Part, share the local folder, and then point that web part
to display the contents of that folder. Would that work? It's basically an
iframe that displays the Explorer view of that folder.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4EB6C988-9665-4FFD-A1D0-ADF1544B18F9@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Sorry... I don't think I explained well enough:
I already have the documents I want to access on the FTP server.
I have a dulplicate set of documents on the SharePoint server. I want
these
gone as my FTP server is much beefier and is outside of our network. I do
not
want to run SharePoint on the same server that has these files. Does that
make sense?
Can I create a document library in SharePoint that will access files on
the
local machine (like a locally mapped FTP drive)? Heck, let's even take the
mapped drive out of the equation. Let's say I have a directory on my C:
drive
called 'Share' and wanted to view those files in a Document Library in
SharePoint... could I do that?
Thanks for the reply! See below for my comments
"Brad Covelle" wrote:
Maybe. I am able to create a Network Place to a SharePoint Document
Library
and then access it through My Network Places. So you can probably Map the
Network Place and then point the FTP server to that directory. Never
tried
it but in theory it should be possibly with this workaround. I am also
able
to Map a Drive in My Computer to the SharePoint document library, so I
could
point the FTP site to that directory as the base. Give it a try.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCF79C60-F70A-49FD-9D3E-27EF6772CD20@microsoft.com...
Actually, I have a great idea if I wanted to map the FTP to the SharePoint
Document Library and not the other way around: I'd simply create a mapped
drive that accesses the SharePoint Document Library. Then I'd create a
virtual directory in my FTP server (IIS 6.0) to point to that mapped
drive.
Two problems with this scenario, though: 1.) Once I connected through
through
the mapped drive, I would be able to see the 'Forms' directory in the
SharePoint Document Library from my FTP client and 2.) most importantly, I
would have to keep my files now on the SharePoint site instead of on the
FTP
server as they are now. There is a huge difference between the two servers
as
far as storage, RAM, CPU clock speed, etc.
So your reply would help me connect the FTP Server to the SharePoint
Document Library. I am looking for a solution to connect the SharePoint
Document Library to the FTP Server... this is a tough one, I think.
Before we ever started using SharePoint, our customers received
documentation, patches and service packs through our FTP server. Now,
however, we are trying to keep our files and documentation accessible
through
SharePoint so we can a.) search through documentation using the
built-in
search functionality in SharePoint 2003 and b.) so our documentation
group
can post new manuals and our QA group can post fixes through
SharePoint.
Can a Document Library directly access an FTP location or can it access
a
local drive? We can't do any mappings between the two machines, so I
was
hoping we'd be able to attach to our FTP server using Netclient (a
utility
released by Novell) that can map an FTP connection to a local drive and
then
connect our Document Library to that local drive.
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Brooks
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Re: Can a Document Library be redirected to a local drive? |
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Sorry... I don't think I explained well enough:
I already have the documents I want to access on the FTP server.
I have a dulplicate set of documents on the SharePoint server. I want these
gone as my FTP server is much beefier and is outside of our network. I do not
want to run SharePoint on the same server that has these files. Does that
make sense?
Can I create a document library in SharePoint that will access files on the
local machine (like a locally mapped FTP drive)? Heck, let's even take the
mapped drive out of the equation. Let's say I have a directory on my C: drive
called 'Share' and wanted to view those files in a Document Library in
SharePoint... could I do that?
Thanks for the reply! See below for my comments
"Brad Covelle" wrote:
| Quote: | Maybe. I am able to create a Network Place to a SharePoint Document Library
and then access it through My Network Places. So you can probably Map the
Network Place and then point the FTP server to that directory. Never tried
it but in theory it should be possibly with this workaround. I am also able
to Map a Drive in My Computer to the SharePoint document library, so I could
point the FTP site to that directory as the base. Give it a try.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCF79C60-F70A-49FD-9D3E-27EF6772CD20@microsoft.com...
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Actually, I have a great idea if I wanted to map the FTP to the SharePoint
Document Library and not the other way around: I'd simply create a mapped
drive that accesses the SharePoint Document Library. Then I'd create a
virtual directory in my FTP server (IIS 6.0) to point to that mapped drive.
Two problems with this scenario, though: 1.) Once I connected through through
the mapped drive, I would be able to see the 'Forms' directory in the
SharePoint Document Library from my FTP client and 2.) most importantly, I
would have to keep my files now on the SharePoint site instead of on the FTP
server as they are now. There is a huge difference between the two servers as
far as storage, RAM, CPU clock speed, etc.
So your reply would help me connect the FTP Server to the SharePoint
Document Library. I am looking for a solution to connect the SharePoint
Document Library to the FTP Server... this is a tough one, I think.
| Quote: | Before we ever started using SharePoint, our customers received
documentation, patches and service packs through our FTP server. Now,
however, we are trying to keep our files and documentation accessible
through
SharePoint so we can a.) search through documentation using the built-in
search functionality in SharePoint 2003 and b.) so our documentation group
can post new manuals and our QA group can post fixes through SharePoint.
Can a Document Library directly access an FTP location or can it access a
local drive? We can't do any mappings between the two machines, so I was
hoping we'd be able to attach to our FTP server using Netclient (a utility
released by Novell) that can map an FTP connection to a local drive and
then
connect our Document Library to that local drive.
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Brad Covelle
Guest
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| Posted:
Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Re: Can a Document Library be redirected to a local drive? |
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Maybe. I am able to create a Network Place to a SharePoint Document Library
and then access it through My Network Places. So you can probably Map the
Network Place and then point the FTP server to that directory. Never tried
it but in theory it should be possibly with this workaround. I am also able
to Map a Drive in My Computer to the SharePoint document library, so I could
point the FTP site to that directory as the base. Give it a try.
--
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Brooks" <Brooks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCF79C60-F70A-49FD-9D3E-27EF6772CD20@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Before we ever started using SharePoint, our customers received
documentation, patches and service packs through our FTP server. Now,
however, we are trying to keep our files and documentation accessible
through
SharePoint so we can a.) search through documentation using the built-in
search functionality in SharePoint 2003 and b.) so our documentation group
can post new manuals and our QA group can post fixes through SharePoint.
Can a Document Library directly access an FTP location or can it access a
local drive? We can't do any mappings between the two machines, so I was
hoping we'd be able to attach to our FTP server using Netclient (a utility
released by Novell) that can map an FTP connection to a local drive and
then
connect our Document Library to that local drive. |
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