Redirect a file - not in profile

[Guest Steven Andrews]

Hello

 

I'll try to explain this as simply as possible:

there is a file called:

c:\programName\banana.txt

 

I would like users when logging on to be able to see the file

c:\programName\banana.txt, however when they open the file, it redirects

them to

 

%userprofile%\programName\banana.txt

 

This way every user would see a different file.

This is because an application relies on c:\programName\banana.txt

existing, however having 2 users modify this file at the same time is

currently causing issues.

 

The developers solution is the place the entire program files directory

into %userprofile%\programName.

 

This does work, however the thought of copying 300Mb into 30 different

profiles - and do this everytime there is an update to the program isn't

appealing.

 

"FSUtils create hardlink" looked appealing, however this is a

duplication of the file: IE all users still edit the same file.

 

Are there any thoughts on potential solutions.

 

Server 2003 TS

 

Steve

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Redirect a file - not in profile

 

Steven Andrews <applecontrolreset@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello

>

> I'll try to explain this as simply as possible:

> there is a file called:

> c:\programName\banana.txt

>

> I would like users when logging on to be able to see the file

> c:\programName\banana.txt, however when they open the file, it

> redirects them to

>

> %userprofile%\programName\banana.txt

>

> This way every user would see a different file.

> This is because an application relies on c:\programName\banana.txt

> existing, however having 2 users modify this file at the same time is

> currently causing issues.

>

> The developers solution is the place the entire program files

> directory into %userprofile%\programName.

>

> This does work, however the thought of copying 300Mb into 30 different

> profiles - and do this everytime there is an update to the program

> isn't appealing.

>

> "FSUtils create hardlink" looked appealing, however this is a

> duplication of the file: IE all users still edit the same file.

>

> Are there any thoughts on potential solutions.

>

> Server 2003 TS

>

> Steve

 

Ouch. This sounds like a terribly designed app; is it even meant to work in

a TS environment?. Do you really have to use it? The developer's

"workaround" suggestion is, frankly, insane.

 

You might try posting in a more general Windows server group for advice. I

can't think of anything specific that would do this for you, but I doubt

it's going to be a TS-specific solution....try m.p.windows.server.general,

perhaps.