Re: ILLEGAL Get Command

From: Doug Cowles <dcowles_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 17:56:02 -0400
Message-ID: <37433371.45DC741E@bigfoot.com>

Actually, it is mapped as a local drive. I can very easily go to a dos prompt,

and say
S:
and get there.

Billy Verreynne wrote:

> Doug Cowles wrote in message <3741DCD7.40E74C82_at_bigfoot.com>...
> >When trying to access a shared drive under NT from SQL*Plus,
> >I get an Illegal GET Command.
> >
>
> Certain software do not work well with UNC's (Universal Naming Convention).
> For example you can do a DIR \\MYSERVER\SHARE\SUBDIR\* at the DOS command
> line and the UNC is valid as a file/dir name. However, some software seem to
> be using older(?) file open methods and handling and have a problem dealing
> with UNC's. In this case simply map the share as a local drive and access
> the data from the mapped drive instead.
>
> regards,
> Billy
Received on Wed May 19 1999 - 16:56:02 CDT