Hello,
On many occasions I have had to make a benchmark of my files and this time I must comparing the files that I have on a PC with which I have stored on a Mac; at this point a question arises:
How to declare the File variable when it is in a network location?
To do this, I need do solve this checklist:
- I have access to the machine in the local network (username, password, stored credentials)
- I know the path that points to the drive or directory that you want access.
With this elements covered, I must declare the File variable, with the following notation:
var macStr:String = "file:////MacBook-Pro-de-Jaime.local/Seagate/netShared/transport-machines/SoftDepot";
var windStr:String = "file:///U:/Appliances/Libraries/SoftDepot";
var macStorage:File = newFile (macStr);
var pcStorage:File = newFile (windStr);
And presto, I was unable to access a network location to make my benchmark.
Note that in the chains of the native path to the network location (macStr) the file descriptor is accompanied by four slash (file:////), while in the conventional notation file system has only file descriptor 3 slash (file:///)
I hope someone will be useful this TIP.