Anyone know how to Translate Windows path "U:/Docs/etc.." into a Mac Path?

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Anyone know how to Translate Windows path "U:/Docs/etc.." into a Mac Path?

My facility uses Macs and Windows. All the common servers are mapped to Network Drive letters. People are constantly sending us internal server links via email- usually they're buried 10-11 levels deep within a folder. Because of the network mapping feature of Windows (U: Z: etc.) when a Windows user sends us a link, it's sort of useless as a link.

Aliases are sort of useless we'd need hundreds of them to effective.

Does anyone know how, as a Mac User, I can turn Windows "U:/Docs/" style links into a useable link, like with AppleScript or something.

Many thanks!

MacBook Pro, Windows XP, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 6:50 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 2, 2007 8:48 AM in response to fshrking

Considering that drive letters can vary from PC to PC, you're probably out of luck, as what might be the U drive to person A might be the Z drive to person B.

Maybe DAVE might be able to help: http://www.thursby.com/products/dave.html

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fshrking Author

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Jul 2, 2007 9:18 AM in response to Templeton Peck

Hey Temp-
Thanks- The drive letters are all the same. IT is on top of it and everyone uses the same drive letters. Does that make an idea you had possible?

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Jul 2, 2007 12:58 PM in response to fshrking

You will have to find out what "share" the drive letters are mapped to.

The drive letter is just a shortcut for the a server name and directory, for instance G: might be mapped to \\WinServer\Staff so the "Docs" directory is accessible via G:\Docs or \\WinServer\Staff\Docs.

If you know what the drive letter is mapped to you can then mount the network share via Finder.

"Dave" can read and open files at the end of shortcuts, but the shortcut target has to be stated as a full path \\<server> not a drive letter.

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mecklists

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Jul 2, 2007 2:16 PM in response to fshrking

You may be interested in using WinShortcutter <http://www.lobotomo.com/products/WinShortcutter/index.html>. It makes using Windows UNC paths on Mac OS X easier.

Hope this helps!

bill
Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1 GHz Powerbook G4

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fshrking Author

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Jul 3, 2007 6:50 AM in response to mecklists

Hi Bill-
Thanks for the tip- I think that's exactly what I needed. I'm still trying to get it to work, but it seems to be the right thing.

Thanks a million!

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