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Title: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder (Solved)
Post by: kanca mosan on November 04, 2008, 02:36:05 PM
My question is basically the title.  I would like to use command prompt and cd into a network folder, but I cannot figure it out.  Help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder
Post by: xolik on November 04, 2008, 02:41:03 PM
Assuming you have permissions to the folder in question you can map a drive letter to it from the command prompt and then cd to it that way.

You do have permissions, right?
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder
Post by: kanca mosan on November 04, 2008, 02:43:21 PM
Yes, I do have permissions.
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder
Post by: Novice on November 04, 2008, 02:50:18 PM
What path are you using? Also, try to access it without the 'cd' keyword. If you're using Vista or something, make sure you are opening command with administrator privileges.
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder
Post by: kanca mosan on November 04, 2008, 02:52:35 PM
Assuming you have permissions to the folder in question you can map a drive letter to it from the command prompt and then cd to it that way.

You do have permissions, right?

I just figured it out by doing that.  Thanks xolik.

EDIT: I just mapped the drive in windows explorer (because I did not know how in cmd) and then did what I was going to do in cmd.
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder (Solved)
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on November 04, 2008, 03:54:45 PM
For future reference, it's something like:

net use (drive letter) \\computername\drive letter
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder (Solved)
Post by: xolik on November 04, 2008, 04:09:57 PM
For future reference, it's something like:

net use (drive letter) \\computername\drive letter


Well thank you, Professor Science.  :roll:
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder (Solved)
Post by: 12AX7 on November 04, 2008, 04:13:39 PM
Lacreda's a pr0f3$$0r???
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder (Solved)
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on November 04, 2008, 08:53:05 PM
Well thank you, Professor Science.  :roll:

That's DOCTOR Professor Science, thank you!
Title: Re: Command Prompt: cd into a Network Folder (Solved)
Post by: kanca mosan on November 05, 2008, 10:21:45 AM
For future reference, it's something like:

net use (drive letter) \\computername\drive letter


Thank you very much, Lacerda.