ThinBASIC Modules > File > PATH: functions working on paths > Path

Description

Determines if a sPath string is a valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, as opposed to a path based on a drive letter.

Returns %TRUE if sPath is UNC. %FALSE if not.

Syntax

n = Path_IsUNC(sPath)

Returns

Number.

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Meaning
sPath	String	No

Remarks

Universal Naming Convention: a standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community. A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. The path (disk and directories) within the computer are separated with a single slash or backslash, as in the following examples. Note that in the Windows example, drive letters (c:, d:, etc.) are not used in UNC names.

//servername/path Unix

\\servername\path Windows

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