On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 00:11 +0200, Mathias Bauer wrote: > David Walter wrote: > > > On Fri, 2006-09-29 at 09:16 +0200, Mathias Bauer wrote: > >> David Walter wrote: > >> > >> > I am new to this list and to Open Office, so please forgive me if this > >> > has been answered before. I manage a small network with mixed Windows > >> > and Linux machines. I have begun experimenting with Open Office in the > >> > hope that I can migrate all the machines away from Microsoft Office. > >> > > >> > The problem I am having is that I cannot save any Open Office document > >> > to a shared Windows network folder on our Windows 2003 server. If I > >> > try, I get an error dialog saying something like "the document cannot be > >> > saved because it does not exist." "Save as" does not work either. The > >> > only way I can store OO documents on the server is to first save them on > >> > the local drive and then copy them to the server. The shared folder on > >> > the server allows all users to create, modify, and delete files, and I > >> > have no problem doing so using MS Office or any other program. This > >> > problem has occurred on both of the Windows XP computers I have > >> > attempted to use. I have not integrated the Linux machines completely > >> > as yet, so I cannot comment on them. > >> > > >> > Any light that could be shed would be most appreciated. > >> > >> I'm not sure if I understood correctly: the locations you can't save to > >> are on a Windows server, not on a Linux server? Or do you also have > >> problems writing to directories on a Linux server? > > > > The locations I can't save to are shared folders that I have set up on a > > Windows 2003 server. I do not as yet have a Linux server, (but that > > might be the next addition to my little network.) Our network is not > > set up as a fully qualified domain - it consists of two workgroups in > > more or less a peer to peer setting. > > The server does act as a file and application server for our accounting > > program. As I said, I am no networking expert, so it could be the way > > the network is organized. It looks like I need to crack open the books. > > Just one more question (maybe already answered though I didn't find it > in the mails): is this drive a mapped drive or did you access it through > "Network Neighborhood" or UNC path name? > > And did I understand correctly that you can't save existing documents as > well as new documents to that place? > > Have you tried filemon to get a log of possible errors? > > Best regards, > Mathias > Mathias, The shared folder on the Server one level above the folder I want to save in is a mapped drive - S: on my desktop. Even though I am connected to to server and can browse S: to my heart's content, OOo won't save to it, no matter whether I use the UNC path or the mapped drive. You mentioned filemon. Sorry to say that I hadn't heard of it till now. A Google search reveals that is could be a very useful tool. When I get back to the office, I will download it and try it out. Thanks for the tip.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
