Search Mappings
These work like the path command in DOS.
For DOS: If a required file is not in memory, then look in the current directory for it, and if
it is not there then look in the subdirectories listed in the path line of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
For NOVELL: If a required file is not in memory, then look in the current directory for it, and if
it is not there then look in the subdirectories that are given in the list of search
mappings.
For Example, three search mappings S1, S2 and S3 are created below
MAP S1:=F:\PUBLIC
MAP S2:=F:\WINAPPS\WORD6
MAP S3:=F:\WINDOWS
If the program or file was not in memory or in the current directory then F:\PUBLIC,
F:\WINAPPS\WORD6, and F:\WINDOWS will be searched.
As you assign search mappings, Novell also assigns these search mappings drive letters,
starting from Z and decreasing.
In the above example drive:
Z would be F:\PUBLIC
Y would be F:\WINAPPS\WORD6 and
X would be F:\WINDOWS.
You must keep in mind that there are a maximum of 26 drives available per user in
Novell. In a usual setup, drives A: to E: are workstation drives or local drives, which usually
correspond to a physical drive that is attached to the workstation. Drives F: to Z: are the
network drives or 'drives' available because of the network connection, and are usually found on
the server.
Do not specify a PATH command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file unless it is absolutely necessary
as each entry in the path will be assigned a search drive mapping and hence reduce the number
of drives that you have available for your use.
To create search mappings, you can also use the MAP INS command, which inserts a drive mapping
at the designated place.
For example, if we typed
MAP INS S2:=F:\HOME\DON
as part of the above example. then the drive mappings would become
S1:=F:\PUBLIC
S2:=F:\HOME\DON
S3:=F:\WINAPPS\WORD6
S4:=F:\WINDOWS
The other mappings have moved down to make a place for the required mapping.
We can create search mappings in other ways but we will not cover these.
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