Drive letter conversion (Re: pathname conversion)
Perry E. Metzger
perry@piermont.com
Thu Sep 25 12:21:00 GMT 1997
"Valery Fine" writes:
> but not "native" UNC ( what should I do to access trhe share
> "bin" of the computer "D" for example ? )
>
> //./<drive letter>$/<the local path>
>
> where //. just means the "local host"
1) That violates posix conventions on what ./ means....
2) the dollar sign also nukes posix....
Posix DOES recognise // conventions, though.
Perry
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