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Chapter 5 - Sharing Files and Applications

Introduction

Where Files Are Stored in the Network

Example Using Network Drives

Figure 5-1. Example File Volumes

Accessing File Volumes

Example Accessing File Volumes

Drive E:=> Correspondence@Sal@WCTUS
Drive F:=> Reports@Mkt@WCTUS

Moving Around File Volumes

E:\

Example Accessing Subdirectories

cd reports

E:\REPORTS>

File Volume Pathnames

Table 5-1. Pathname Conventions

Managing Files in a Mixed Environment

How DOS and OS/2 filenames look to Macintosh users
How Macintosh filenames look to DOS and OS/2 users
How UNIX filenames look to DOS and OS/2 users

Rules for Naming Files

Length of name
Case sensitivity
Available character sets

Table 5-2. File Naming Conventions

AppleTalk Filing Protocol

Example Creating a Short Name

Sharing Files

Names and locations
Attributes
Access rights

Guidelines

Note that DOS limits pathnames to 128 characters. The DOS Shell limits pathnames to a total of 64 characters. To maintain consistent access from both systems, keep the pathnames as short as possible.
The ability to share files depends on the application. Applications that read files created by different file systems are ideal for use in this type of heterogeneous network.
Review the documentation accompanying your application before opening a file created by different file systems.
Early versions of some applications require that you use a file translation utility program to prepare a file for sharing. More recent versions of some applications let you save files in formats suitable for different file systems.
Sharing files with network applications requires compatible versions of the application on different computers.
Whether you use a file translation utility or a network version of an application, save the file in the proper format for sharing with other users. For example, if you create a file with a DOS application and want to share that file with a Macintosh user, translate or save the file in a Macintosh format before storing it on the VINES file volume.
VINES file services do not translate files. They store files and protect them from unauthorized access.

File Security

 

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