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Conference decwet::winnt-clusters

Title:WinNT-Clusters
Notice:Info directories moved to DECWET::SHARE1$:[NT_CLSTR]
Moderator:DECWET::CAPPELLOF
Created:Thu Oct 19 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:863
Total number of notes:3478

696.0. "Office document paths don't recognise cluster resources" by NETRIX::"moore@stl.dec.com" (Adrian Moore) Tue Mar 18 1997 22:26

Hi,

Under Word 95 and Word 97 if you set the Tools | Options | File Locations
Documents path to a cluster path it is ignored when saving files.

Is there a fix for this behaviour? The problem is that the user home
directories are on the cluster alias and the customer expectation is that
the product would be seamlessly integrated into the existing site
( unrealistic... but a fix would be nice ).

Thanks & regards,
Adrian Moore
Sydney CSC
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696.1LJSRV1::GOODMANWed Mar 19 1997 13:111
What client is the customer using?  What revision of cluster client software is installed?
696.2NETRIX::"brynn@vfr750.reo.dec.com"Brynn HarrisonWed Mar 19 1997 21:345
I too have had a cusomer with this problem.
They are on V1.0 SP1 

Brynn Harrison
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696.3Server: Cluster 1.0 SP2, Client: Win95 with Cluster client+updateNETRIX::"moore@stl.dec.com"Adrian MooreThu Mar 20 1997 18:044
Thanks & Regards,
Adrian Moore
http://cscnw410.stl.dec.com/
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696.4PTR 18103SWETSC::NORDBERGCon Brio Fri Mar 21 1997 06:263
    this is a known problem that has been reported in PTR. No solution yet,
    though.
696.5Thanks!NETRIX::"moore@stl.dec.com"Adrian MooreSat Mar 22 1997 21:157
Hi,

Thanks for the status report.

Thanks & regards,
Adrian Moore
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696.6PTR resolutionsNETRIX::"moore@stl.dec.com"Adrian MooreTue Mar 25 1997 19:2220
Hi,

How do we find out about PTR cases which are fixed? Must I gain access to the
PTR database?

For this particular problem: Is it an issue we should locally raise with
Microsoft? Are THEY calling the wrong API, or similar? The reason I ask this
question is that the same client has reported Microsoft Internet Explorer
v3.0 also appears to be brain dead when it comes to loading files off a
cluster
share. I've checked Netscape Navigator 3.0 and it works. The customer has a
file-share based intranet and so sees this, too, as an issue. Incidentally
they
claim this problem existed with a PathWORKS server too. It looks like the same
behaviour as MSOffice.

Thanks & regards,
Adrian Moore

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696.7Resolution to this problemNNTPD::"brynn@vfr750.reo.dec.com"Brynn HarrisonFri May 23 1997 10:4812
Has there been a resolution to this isssue of not being able to set
the default save directory in word to a cluster share ? I have a customer
who needs an answer, he is on V1.0 SP2.

Also he wants to know why, when he opens a document in word, it comes up
on the screen and then waits a couple of seconds before changing the hourglass
back to an arrow. 

Is this a known issue ??

Brynn Harrison
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