UNC Path support for dictionaries

thepuma · Post by **thepuma** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:30 pm

TextPad looks for, or creates a file in the c:\documents and settings\{username}\Application Data\TextPad folder. We are redirecting the Application Data folder using Active Directory to a UNC path.

It appears that TextPad does not like the UNC path. Does TextPad support UNC paths, and, if not, what is a good workaround?

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:33 pm

For my own understanding, can you explain the lack of UNC that you are experiencing?

I was able to use UNC for dictionary path.

But it made curious about regular activities also.

I just saved a file to \\server\share\folder\filename.txt with no problem.
And I was also able to open the same file using UNC path.
I did this by typing in the UNC in the field for filename.

Tested this using TextPad 4.7.3 on Win98ME.

thepuma · Post by **thepuma** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:42 pm

There is a dictionary file located in C:\documents and settings\{username}\Application Data\TextPad. We are redirecting the Application Data folder to a UNC path using Active Directory.

I am getting an error when I try to open up dictionaries with a domain user, but I do not get the error when I login as local user. I have tracek this problem down to a file in this folder.