This is pretty easy really - you just open the file using the UNC.

Basically, opening a file on a network drive can be accomplished by using the UNC filepath: 

my $unc = '//10.1.0.22/path/to/use';

open(my $fh, $unc) or die "[Error] COULD NOT OPEN FILE: [$unc] - [$!]"
+;

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If you need to connect to the network drive you have two options.

One option is to create a mapped drive.

You could do this directly through Windows using the NET USE command: 

net use x: \\computer name\share name

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or 
net use x: \\computer name\share name password /user:username

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or a permanent map 
net use x: \\computer name\share name password /user:username /persist
+ent:yes

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You could also accomplish this same thing using Win32::FileOp by using the Map routine: 

my $drive = 'X';
my $unc   = '//10.1.0.22/path/to/use'
my $user  = 'user';
my $pass  = 'xyz';

Map $drive => $unc, { username => $user, passwd => $pass };

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Finally, the second option is to connect to the network drive directly in the program which can be accomplished by using the Win32::FileOp Connect routine: 

my $drive = 'X';
my $unc   = '//10.1.0.22/path/to/use'
my $user  = 'user';
my $pass  = 'xyz';

Connect $drive => $unc, { username => $user, passwd => $pass };

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In reply to Re: DBMS and network drive by tokpela
in thread DBMS and network drive by hnd

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