SNA Message – ‘ResultFiles Folder/ ResultFilesBackup Folder must be a Network Path’ – ACCA CBE On-Demand

SNA Message – ‘ResultFiles Folder/ ResultFilesBackup Folder must be a Network Path’

Problem:

During the initial SNA setup there is a message saying that the ResultFiles folder or ResultFilesBackup folder must be a network path.

Cause:

The path you have selected may be invalid.

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SNA requires your ResultFiles and ResultFilesBackup folders to be located on a network path, accessible to all other Client Machines. If your file server and SNA software are the same machine, you must still be able to browse to the machine’s network share.

Solution:

If you are not installing SNA on the same machine as the server, then you must still create the file share.

If you are installing SNA on it’s own PC, then on the Result Files folder screen, browse to My Network Places, select the name of the server/pc you are at, browse to the correct path and select the ResultFiles or ResultFilesBackup folder (as indicated), and click OK.

You should try installing again, ensuring that you run V33.0 ACCA CBE File Server Setup.exe and select the shared location on the server where your previous server installation was held (this should be in the CBE Share folder). You may wish to refer to the installation guide in the CBE Lounge for more information.

If you have set up a mapped drive, you cannot select this, as it is possible that the mapped drive will not exist on a remote student PC.  You must select the full network path to the Result Folders.