Samba lessons needed

[Phil Davis]

Hi Bob,

With 'open process' on Windows, do you need to use Rev's standard slashes 
instead of Windows-standard backslashes? I would understand the backslashes if 
you were using shell()... just asking - I don't have time right now to find the 
answer.

Phil Davis


Bob Warren wrote:
> Knock-knock! Anybody there? I think that all the people who might be 
> able to give me some suggestions about solving my problem were away at 
> the Brazilian carnival a day or two back, so I'll ask my question again:
> 
> If I want a directory of my home network, I can type the following into 
> my Ubuntu terminal:
> 
> /usr/bin/smbtree
> 
> It asks for a password, but this can be null.
> 
> To do the same thing in Rev, I do this:
> 
> open process "/usr/bin/smbtree" for read
> read from process "/usr/bin/smbtree" until eof
> put it into field "test"
> close process  "/usr/bin/smbtree"
> 
> Works like a charm, and doesn't even ask for a password.
> 
> Now I want to get the directory of my Windows computer's drive C:\ over 
> the network (the name of the computer is "john").
> 
> In the Ubuntu terminal, the following works perfectly and I get a 
> listing of my Windows drive:
> 
> smbclient \\\\john\\c mount
> dir
> (CTRL+Z exits Samba)
> 
> Now here's where I fall flat on my face. I have tried this and a 
> thousand other variations in Revolution:
> 
> put "/usr/bin/smbclient \\\\john\\c mount" into procToDo
> [I have also tried this for example:
> put "smbclient\ \\\\john\\c\ mount" into procToDo]
> 
> open process procToDo for update
> write "dir" to process procToDo   [or "dir" & return]
> read from process procToDo until eof
> put it into field "test"
> ***
> close process  procToDo
> 
> *** Might it need a simulation of the operator's CTRL+Z here? How do you 
> do that in Rev? But "quit" works in the terminal too, and I have tried:
> write "quit" to process procToDo
> 
> However, it seems that the CTRL+Z or QUIT is not the problem. Samba is 
> not finding my Windows server. The problem appears to be in the first line.
> (Or could it have something to do with supply of a root password - 
> possibly necessary when not using the terminal itself - that does not 
> appear explicitly? Note the inconsistent behaviour between terminal 
> usage and the Rev process call in the first successful example. In this 
> case, any password - including empty[ENTER] - was acceptable at the 
> terminal. Or could it have something to do with the fact that Samba, 
> once activated,  kicks into its own mode that is causing problems in 
> data retrieval through Rev? Before Samba's activation at the terminal, I 
> get "bob at bob-desktop:~$" as a prompt. After, I get "smb: \>".)
> 
> A person with this kind of experience can perhaps give me a tip, but if 
> not, even daft suggestions from outsiders can sometimes provoke the 
> "aha" flash of illumination I am looking for.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
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