Hello folks, I am trying to access a dBase III file on a network share via
VB.NET code. For some reason it does not recognize the location as a network
file in the OLEDb connection object. I keep getting this error:

'\\Mike_desktop\avalon projects\FullData' is not a valid path. Make sure
that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the
server on which the file resides.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mike

Try using DOS 8.3 names for paths and files.
This works in Access. Not sure about .Net.

Perhaps you need a mapped drive letter too.
--
Joe Fallon



"Michael" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FKFUa.9489$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello folks, I am trying to access a dBase III file on a network share via
> VB.NET code. For some reason it does not recognize the location as a
network
> file in the OLEDb connection object. I keep getting this error:
>
> '\\Mike_desktop\avalon projects\FullData' is not a valid path. Make sure
> that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the
> server on which the file resides.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
>

I tried mapping a network drive and then using that path in my program:

Z:\Fulldata

but it still did dot work, the same error. I changed the permisssions on the
share to allow for anonyomous login, but still not success...

Any Ideas?

Mike

"Joe Fallon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Try using DOS 8.3 names for paths and files.
> This works in Access. Not sure about .Net.
>
> Perhaps you need a mapped drive letter too.
> --
> Joe Fallon
>
>
>
> "Michael" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FKFUa.9489$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello folks, I am trying to access a dBase III file on a network share
via
> > VB.NET code. For some reason it does not recognize the location as a
> network
> > file in the OLEDb connection object. I keep getting this error:
> >
> > '\\Mike_desktop\avalon projects\FullData' is not a valid path. Make sure
> > that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to
the
> > server on which the file resides.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
>

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 21:17:22 -0400, "Michael" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

¤ Hello folks, I am trying to access a dBase III file on a network share via
¤ VB.NET code. For some reason it does not recognize the location as a network
¤ file in the OLEDb connection object. I keep getting this error:
¤
¤ '\\Mike_desktop\avalon projects\FullData' is not a valid path. Make sure
¤ that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the
¤ server on which the file resides.
¤

Could you post your code?


Paul ~~~ (E-Mail Removed)
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)