Detect Novell netware

[OldKingCole]

Hi. I have a typical front/back end database which works 100% in a
totally Microsoft Windows environment. However, I have found a
problem when the back end involves a Novell Netware connection which
involves the number of locks placed on files during transactions,
particularly in a multi-user environment. With MS Windows, I could
increase the MaxLocksPerFile registry entry from its default of 9500
to something much higher. However, this option is not usable for
Novell networks as the limit is 10000. The problem is described in
the MSKB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305995/

Does anyone know whether it is possible to detect whether Novell
Netware is involved, may be an API call or similar, as I would like to
be able to trap a potential problem well before it has any possibility
of occuring.

 

[Steve Sanford]

I ran across VBnet.com a couple of days ago. There is code to resolve a local
or remote UNC path from a mapped drive letter (no help for you, but what I
was looking for


BUT......, there might be some info that could help you whit your problem.
It is VB, but you might be able to adapt it to VBA.

Maybe to start, look at the "Transport Protocols" section of this page...

VBnet.com
http://www.vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/fileapi/pathfindfilename.htm


HTH

 

[OldKingCole]

I ran across VBnet.com a couple of days ago. There is code to resolve a local
or remote UNC path from a mapped drive letter (no help for you, but what I
was looking for

BUT......, there might be some info that could help you whit your problem..
It is VB, but you might be able to adapt it to VBA.

Maybe to start, look at the "Transport Protocols" section of this page...

  VBnet.comhttp://www.vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/fileapi/pathfindfilename.htm

HTH
--
Steve S
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"Veni, Vidi, Velcro"
(I came; I saw; I stuck around.)






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Many thanks Steve - have had a quick look and have got some
interesting leads - will write back if I get somewhere.