Cannot access remote PC root

Hi. If i tell VB to get a directory listing of "\\server01\" it says it cant. "Bad filename or number".

This is the line that causes a problem

s = Dir("\\server01\", vbDirectory)


It works fine on sub folders but not on the root folder. Is there a reason? Is there anything i can do about it? Windows can get a list of that same path just fine

Hmmmmmmm..........

IIRC that won't work because the root isn't actually a folder per se.

Have you tried it without the trailing \ ?

s = Dir("\\server01", vbDirectory)

Best regards,
AstroTux.

Same result. Removing the trailing slash from any filepath causes other problems too

The sharename must be appended to the servername to get at the shared root:

'to get shared root
s = Dir("\\Server01\ShareName\", vbDirectory)
'or to get at my directory
s = Dir("\\Server01\ShareName\MyDir", vbDirectory)

I tested this and it works for me.

I know that works but that does explain why the root doesnt work. The root isnt really a folder. Its a list of shared folders.

The question should be how do i get a list of shared folders from another computer?

You would need to use the SHBrowseForFolder API. This allows you to list the Shared folders on a PC Name or IP.

Ill look into that thanx.

I think this app is gonna get very complicated very quick