ExpandPath to a mapped drive question

[BurtleEd]

We have an intranet site with a page that is controlled by an XML file. Right now the XML file is located on the web root. I wanted to see if I caould have the XML file on a mapped drive. It errors out with the path below.

<cfset CoolXmlFile = ExpandPath("Y:/COOP/Metwatch/modify/bk1.xml") />

<cffile action="read" file="#CoolXmlFile#" variable="input_xml" />

Here is the error. for some reason it puts a slash in....?

An error occurred when performing a file operation read on file C:\wwwroot\Layout\FrontPage\bk1\Y:\COOP\Metwatch\modify\bk1.xml.

The cause of this exception was: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\wwwroot\Layout\FrontPage\bk1\Y:\COOP\Metwatch\modify\bk1.xml (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect).

[Adam Cameron.]

Does the CF server have permissions to that file location?

How is the drive mapping created?  If it's just via "map a network" in Windows explorer, that's specific to your Windows Explorer shell, which CF doesn't use, so it won't know about it.  If it's done as a login script... CF will need to be logging with an account that runs that login script (if even service-logins run login scripts?)

You're better off using a UNC path.  The CF server still needs permissions to see the remote resource though.

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Adam

[BurtleEd]

Alright I changed it to

<cfset MyXmlFile = ExpandPath("\\192.168.10.220\shared\COOP\Metwatch\sourceinfo.xml") />

Still it shows this error

An error occurred when performing a file operation read on file C:\wwwroot\192.168.0.220\shared\COOP\Metwatch\sourceinfo.xml.

The cause of this exception was: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\wwwroot\131.10.205.178\shared\COOP\Metwatch\sourceinfo.xml (The system cannot find the path specified).

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Make sure the file permissions are right...  You WILL need to switch CF to using a Domain Login in the service properties to get the UNC crap to work.

D.