Copy to an UNC path -> TC hangs

samot · Post by *samot » 2009-03-30, 14:56 UTC

If I press F5 to copy a (single) file and enter an UNC path (f.e. \\pc1\temp) TC hangs for several minutes (even, if I click onto End Task in the task manager).

If I choose \\pc1\temp\ instead as destination (with additional backslash) it works fine.

I guess, that in the first version TC tries to find out, if the target is a folder and if not tries to create it (what fails, because it can't create a new shared folder on a pc), so it would help, to check eighter, if it is a shared folder or automatically add a backslash, if it is the first "folder" in an UNC path.

best regards

Thomas Franz[/b]

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2009-03-30, 16:00 UTC

I will check that, thanks.

samot · Post by *samot » 2009-04-20, 07:49 UTC

The with the auto-append it works fine now, but it would be nice, if you could find a solution for the problem, that TC freeze, if I enter a wrong UNC-Path (f.e. \\sevrer1\temp instead of \\server1\temp) or the Server is offline, too.

I don't know, if there is a quick API-Methode to check for the aviability of a server / sharing / directory or if there is a way to set a short (max. 10 sec) timeout to find the destination.

best regards

Thoams

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2009-04-20, 13:25 UTC

Thanks for confirming the fix!

Unfortunately there is neither a quick way to detect whether a server is accessible, nor a configurable timeout for file functions. The only way is to call the function in a background thread, and then show a dialog after a while where the user can cancel the operation.

I'm using this method for FindFirstFile now, you can try it if you want:

wincmd.ini
[Configuration]
ThreadFindFirst=1

I will probably make this the default in one of the next betas. Currently there is no such option for copying or other file operations, sorry.

MnCC · Post by *MnCC » 2009-07-10, 11:51 UTC

wouldnt it be easier to send an echo request and initiate the process after the echo request is succesful ?

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2009-07-10, 13:56 UTC

MnCC wrote:wouldnt it be easier to send an echo request and initiate the process after the echo request is succesful ?

Not all servers answer on echo requests. So, if echo fails, we don't know is it online or not.