What is this convention named?

[Alan T]

To refer a remote machine folder:
\\John\c:\temp\myDoc.doc

What is this convention called?

 

[Noozer]

To refer a remote machine folder:
\\John\c:\temp\myDoc.doc

What is this convention called?

Broken... You can't put a colon in there.

 

[John John]

UNC, Universal Naming Convention or Uniform Naming Convention.

John

 

[Alan T]

Thanks John.
As Noozer said I should have no ':', is that it should be
\\John\c\temp\myDoc.doc

I wonder.

 

[Noozer]

Thanks John.
As Noozer said I should have no ':', is that it should be
\\John\c\temp\myDoc.doc

I wonder.

\\PCName\ShareName

If you share your C:\My Documents\Music as "Moosic" then it's
"\\PCName\Moosic"

If you share your C: drive as "C" then it's "\\PCName\C" and \\PCName\C\My
Documents\Music

 

[John John]

\\Server-Name\Share-Name\Directory-Name\Filename.ext

You don't put drive letters or colons in UNC paths, unless, as Noozer
said, the drive letter is actually used as a Share Name.

John

 

[Alan T]

So that means the client machine needs to have mapped drive of the
destination folder?

 

[John John]

I don't understand your question. You can access the files using both
methods, you will still use UNC path when you map the drive:

NET USE x: \\ComputerName\ShareName\Directory\SubDir /PERSISTENT:YES|No

John

 

[Alan T]

I got it.