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Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:08 am**

Hi folks,

in one install scenario we have to create a folder on a network share - this works. But we also need to share this created folder, this works not.

This is my code in a test project:

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Set Variable NATIVE_ENGINE to TRUE
Set Variable folder to \\tt-fs01\DATA\B\test
Create Folder $folder$
Apply Install (get result into variable SUCCESS)
Share Folder \\tt-fs01\DATA\B\test as "testshare"

The "Share folder" command has no return value so i cannot see why, but the share is not shared.
When i use "C:\Temp\test123" as folder, everything works.

The installer is NOT run on the tt-fs01! The installer runs on another machine, ist this the problem? But why then can i enter "remote machine" in the Share-command?

Am i missing something?

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:40 pm**

Dear User,

the command to work correctly requires the real physical path of the remote path to share.
This is the same requirement if you try to manually share a remote folder using the Shared Folders snap-in "fsmgmt.msc".

Of course to work correctly, the command also requires that the user who executed the setup package (locally) has the required privileges to complete the command.

Hope this helps you.

Regards.

InstallAware

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