Re-route data sent to drive a:\ to drive c:\

[Affe]

I am trying to intercept data that is being written to drive a:\ and instead write it to a folder on drive c:\.

I've tried mapping the drive, everything... Can't figure out how to do this.

The reason I am doing this is there is a program that was written by the dinosaurs being used at my company. All exports (data to be sent) and imports (including updates, sometimes larger than a floppy disk) are done through the a:\ drive, and this is hard-coded and cannot be changed.

I want to trick the program into thinking that everything is coming from the a:\ drive, when instead it is coming from a folder on the c:\ drive.

I was trying to use AutoIt, and thought I had it, but it appears everything I was doing did nothing at all.

Does anyone have a clue on this???

[Monamo]

I am trying to intercept data that is being written to drive a:\ and instead write it to a folder on drive c:\.

I've tried mapping the drive, everything... Can't figure out how to do this.

The reason I am doing this is there is a program that was written by the dinosaurs being used at my company. All exports (data to be sent) and imports (including updates, sometimes larger than a floppy disk) are done through the a:\ drive, and this is hard-coded and cannot be changed.

I want to trick the program into thinking that everything is coming from the a:\ drive, when instead it is coming from a folder on the c:\ drive.

I was trying to use AutoIt, and thought I had it, but it appears everything I was doing did nothing at all.

Does anyone have a clue on this???

You could use the DOS command SUBST to emulate the drive letter "A:" while pointing to a specific folder on another drive. The only catch is, I don't know if you can pull this off on a box with an existing "A:" drive (mine is blissfully floppyless).

Example usage (from the command line):

subst a: C:\test

Where a: is the drive I want it to show up as, and C:\test is a folder on my C: drive.

[weaponx]

You need a virtual floppy drive (much like daemon tools) maybe this:

http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html

[PsaltyDS]

The only catch is, I don't know if you can pull this off on a box with an existing "A:" drive (mine is blissfully floppyless).

As you said, not if you have a drive at A: already:

C:\> SUBST A: C:\Temp
Invalid parameter - A:

[weaponx]

If you're running a 16-bit do porgram you could maybe launch it in DosBox and map the floppy to the folder through that.

[Affe]

If you're running a 16-bit do porgram you could maybe launch it in DosBox and map the floppy to the folder through that.

Could you suggest how to do this?

It is a 16-bit dos program... Never done this before, a step-by-step instruction possibly?

[weaponx]

1. Download & Install DosBox:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1

2. (Optional) Install one of many graphical frontends for your applications:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...DOSBoxFrontends

These save you from having to manually type in the command line to run the program.

Although no longer being updates, D-Fend allows you to apply all settings and mounts to individual applications, if you can find it.

3. To mount the directory C:\floppy as disketter drive A: in DOSBox:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...rograms%2FMount

mount A "C:\floppy" -t floppy

4. This line can be added to DosBox.conf, see Step 4 at this link:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...ation+of+DosBox

Edited November 26, 2007 by weaponx

[Affe]

1. Download & Install DosBox:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1

2. (Optional) Install one of many graphical frontends for your applications:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...DOSBoxFrontends

These save you from having to manually type in the command line to run the program.

Although no longer being updates, D-Fend allows you to apply all settings and mounts to individual applications, if you can find it.

3. To mount the directory C:\floppy as disketter drive A: in DOSBox:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...rograms%2FMount

mount A "C:\floppy" -t floppy

4. This line can be added to DosBox.conf, see Step 4 at this link:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...ation+of+DosBox

Thanks so much!!!!