Folder synonym

[DeepButi]

Is there any way to create a folder synonym of another one?

Not a direct access, a real folder but being exactly a second name for an existing one.

Why? We have a program with a hardcoded folder that we cannot modify and we want it to point to another place (a shared folder in fact).

Thks

[dglienna]

Do you mean you want to map a drive?

Something like Z:\Temp for your app to use? With a local hard drive location? Most apps detect the app path, and use that.

[Craig Gemmill]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_junction_point

[DeepButi]

Thanks Craig, exactly what I was looking for. Didn't know the technical name of "Junction point".

dglienna,
thanks for your answer, but no, mapping a disk will not solve our issue. A J.P. will.

thks.

[DeepButi]

And ... it works! :thumb:

Unfortunately JP cannot be created for folders on another pc/disk ... so we cannot use as expected to share a folder among diferent users on our LAN to share the data. :cry:

Anyway, we learned a new feature :wave:.

Thks again.