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micvog
Oct 15, 2006, 05:27 PM
I am using some software that requires access to an A:\ drive. I would like to map the "A:\" drive to a folder within the "My Documents" folder. I tried using "Map Network Drive" from File Explorer and it will not let me map to a local directory.
Any ideas? I need to save the data that is written to the A:\ drive, so although a RAMDisk/RAMDrive might work, it would be an extra step savings the contents to my local drive.
Thx.
balamw
Oct 15, 2006, 05:40 PM
I am using some software that requires access to an A:\ drive. I would like to map the "A:\" drive to a folder within the "My Documents" folder. I tried using "Map Network Drive" from File Explorer and it will not let me map to a local directory.
Any ideas? I need to save the data that is written to the A:\ drive, so although a RAMDisk/RAMDrive might work, it would be an extra step savings the contents to my local drive.
Thx.
You might want to check into the subst command "subst a: [path]"
B
micvog
Oct 15, 2006, 06:15 PM
You might want to check into the subst command "subst a: [path]"
B
Thanks - that works.
For others with the same issue, I saved the following command as a text file:
SUBST A: "C:\Documents and Settings\[UserNameHere]\My Documents\[FolderNameHere]"
I renamed the file to have a .BAT extension. Now, when I double-click on it, it automatically runs the SUBST command and I don't have to re-type it. (The SUBST command mapping disappears after logging out or rebooting.)
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