From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:46 WST-8WST,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,0 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 2051 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Monday 09 May 2011 Number 2051 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : Ed Durrant 2 Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : Dennis Nolan 3 Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : Paul Smedley 4 Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : John Angelico" 5 Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : Ed Durrant 6 Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : Ed Durrant 7 Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? : Ed Durrant **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 19:05:49 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? Hi, Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have to traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and map a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without running LAN server or IBM Peer ? -- Cheers/eCS2.0 Ed Please checkout my podcasts at: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com or via iTunes To subscribe - click this: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com/feed -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 19:09:38 +1000 From: Dennis Nolan Subject: Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? Can you not create a shadow of the sub directory and put it onto your desktop? Dennis. On 9/05/2011 7:05 PM, Ed Durrant wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a > sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? > > I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple > directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have > to traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. > > If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and > map a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without > running LAN server or IBM Peer ? > -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 18:43:22 +0930 From: Paul Smedley Subject: Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? Hi Ed, On 05/09/2011 06:35 PM, Ed Durrant wrote: > Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a > sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? > > I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple > directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have to > traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. > > If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and map > a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without running > LAN server or IBM Peer ? > Netdrive can do this for a local directory.... Great product - also mounts ftp or smb shares as drive letters.... Cheers, Paul -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 19:22:57 +1000 (AEST) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? On Mon, 09 May 2011 18:43:22 +0930 Paul Smedley wrote: >Hi Ed, > >On 05/09/2011 06:35 PM, Ed Durrant wrote: >>Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a >>sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? >> >>I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple >>directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have to >>traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. >> >>If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and map >>a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without running >>LAN server or IBM Peer ? >> >Netdrive can do this for a local directory.... > >Great product - also mounts ftp or smb shares as drive letters.... > >Cheers, > >Paul There is also X-File (registerable at BMT Micro), which gives a dialog box with history - recent files and recent directories. Sometimes overridden by dialogs of applications (eg. Lucide) but useful. Best regards John Angelico OS/2 Zealot Melbourne Victoria, AUSTRALIA Email: talldad at kepl dot com dot au ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 19:35:14 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? John Angelico wrote: > On Mon, 09 May 2011 18:43:22 +0930 Paul Smedley wrote: > >> Hi Ed, >> >> On 05/09/2011 06:35 PM, Ed Durrant wrote: >> >>> Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a >>> sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? >>> >>> I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple >>> directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have to >>> traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. >>> >>> If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and map >>> a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without running >>> LAN server or IBM Peer ? >>> >>> >> Netdrive can do this for a local directory.... >> >> Great product - also mounts ftp or smb shares as drive letters.... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Paul >> > > There is also X-File (registerable at BMT Micro), which gives a dialog box > with history - recent files and recent directories. > > Sometimes overridden by dialogs of applications (eg. Lucide) but useful. > > > Best regards > John Angelico > OS/2 Zealot > Melbourne Victoria, AUSTRALIA > Email: talldad at kepl dot com dot au > ------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------------------------------- > > http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === > > Thanks John, Yes I've used X-File for many years but it does not always come up when I do a file open in some programs. -- Cheers/eCS2.0 Ed Please checkout my podcasts at: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com or via iTunes To subscribe - click this: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com/feed -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 19:37:08 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? Dennis Nolan wrote: > Can you not create a shadow of the sub directory and put it onto your > desktop? > > Dennis. > > > On 9/05/2011 7:05 PM, Ed Durrant wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a >> sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? >> >> I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple >> directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have >> to traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. >> >> If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and >> map a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without >> running LAN server or IBM Peer ? >> > -------------------------------------------------- > > http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === > Hi Dennis, that would reduce the amount of work a little I guess as it would then only be one level down from the system drive, under the desktop directory however the file open dialogue may open on a totally different drive. -- Cheers/eCS2.0 Ed Please checkout my podcasts at: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com or via iTunes To subscribe - click this: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com/feed -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 19:37:51 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Mounting sub-directory as a drive? Paul Smedley wrote: > Hi Ed, > > On 05/09/2011 06:35 PM, Ed Durrant wrote: >> Does anyone know if there's a feature or utility to allow a >> sub-directory to be assigned a drive letter under OS2/eCS? >> >> I have a directory where I store my documents but it is multiple >> directory levels down and each time the open dialogue come up I have to >> traverse through all of the directories to get to where I need to be. >> >> If this were on a server, I could simply share out the directory and map >> a drive letter to it, but is there some way to do this without running >> LAN server or IBM Peer ? >> > Netdrive can do this for a local directory.... > > Great product - also mounts ftp or smb shares as drive letters.... > > Cheers, > > Paul > -------------------------------------------------- > > http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === > Thanks Paul, That sounds like the winner. I do have Netdrive but have not yet installed it. -- Cheers/eCS2.0 Ed Please checkout my podcasts at: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com or via iTunes To subscribe - click this: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com/feed -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG ===