finding the share of a unc path

[RTollison 0]

if you were given a unc path how can you determine the \\server\share part of say \\server\share\myfolder

[Lars Fosdal 1866]

Isn't that always \\server\share + \myfolder ?

[RTollison 0]

yes but i am not a network educated so i dont know if there is a limitaion so if \\server\share is gospel then i can run with that. 

 

thanks

[corneliusdavid 251]

Yes, that's always the case: \\server\sharename or \\server\sharename\subfolder.

 

Note that there doesn't necessarily have to be a folder added on to that as the "sharename" part already points to a folder--the shared folder. Also, for hidden shares, the sharename will end with a "$" (at least on Windows).

[PeterBelow 260]

23 hours ago, RTollison said:

if you were given a unc path how can you determine the \\server\share part of say \\server\share\myfolder

See TPath, it has divers and sundry methods to dissect pathes, including UNC pathes.