Path.LocalToUnc Method (String)

PathLocalToUnc Method (String)

[AlphaFS] Converts a local path to a network share path.

A Local path, e.g.: "C:\Windows" will be returned as: "\\localhostname\C$\Windows"

If a logical drive points to a network share path, the share path will be returned.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

public static string LocalToUnc(
	string localPath
)

Public Shared Function LocalToUnc ( 
	localPath As String
) As String

public:
static String^ LocalToUnc(
	String^ localPath
)

static member LocalToUnc : 
        localPath : string -> string

Type: String
Returns a UNC path or when localPath is an empty string or .

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The path parameter contains invalid characters, is empty, or contains only white spaces.
ArgumentNullException
PathTooLongException	When localPath exceeds maximum path length.
NetworkInformationException