NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Setting Up and Managing Network Drives
Using Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Paths in MS Windows
Using Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Paths in
MS Windows
NetWare supports the use of Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
redirection for path statements in dialog boxes within the following MS
Windows conventions:
Program Group (.GRP) Files
Program Items Files
Program Information Files (PIFs)
Referencing Files
UNC paths provide you with
• The ability to use a network resource without formally mapping to it
• The use of applications and programs within MS Windows to access network
volumes and directories
• The ability to assign network applications, volumes, and directories to icons
within MS Windows
Program Group (.GRP) Files
To have access to program groups located on a network server without
formally mapping to the resource, use UNC redirection in the “Program
Group Properties” dialog boxes as follows.
Procedure
1 From the Program Manager “File” menu, choose “New.”
2 Select “Program Group” and then choose “OK.”
3 In the “Group File” text box, enter the UNC path for the .GRP file.
To assign a path, enter
\\servername\volume\path\groupname.GRP
For example, to assign the DATABASE.GRP file on the server ACCOUNTING,
you could enter