Microsoft KB Archive/183761

= OL98: Exporting with UNC Path Saves File to Local Drive =

Article ID: 183761

Article Last Modified on 8/11/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q183761



SYMPTOMS
When you export a file from Microsoft Outlook 98 to a network drive, Outlook may save the file on your local computer rather than its intended destination.



CAUSE
You specified the file's intended destination using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) for the network drive.

Example: \\servername\sharename\filename



RESOLUTION
Map a path to the intended network drive and use the mapped drive letter to designate the path.

Example: F:\filename



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook 98.



To Map a Path to Another Computer
 Right-click the Windows Start button and click Explore. On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive. In the Drive box, click the drive letter you want for the connection. In the Path box, enter the path for the network connection.

Example: \\servername\sharename

 Click OK.</li></ol>

Use the drive letter from step 3 to specify the path for the exported file.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
<ol> On the File menu, click to select Import And Export.</li> Click "Export to a file" and click Next.</li> Click to select a file format from the list and click Next.</li> Click to select the folder to export from, and click Next.</li> Type the UNC path and filename.

Example: \\servername\sharename\filename

</li> Click Next and Finish.</li></ol>

Outlook saves the exported file to your computer rather than to the specified UNC path.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB183761

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