CopyFiles to Mapped drive fails

Found strange bug (or I missed something) here. If I map a network path to a drive (let's say Z:\\, then I'm able to create a directory in Z:\\, I'm able to copy files to the root of Z:\\, I can create a file on Z:\\, but when I'm trying to copyfiles to a directory created in Z:\\, then copy fails...

SharedEvaLocation:

            IfFileExists $SharedEvaLocationPath\indiegroup\*.* next CreateIndieGroupFolder

                CreateIndieGroupFolder:   

                    DetailPrint "IndieGroupFolderDoesNotExist --> Creating directory $SharedEvaLocationPath\indiegroup"

                    CreateDirectory $SharedEvaLocationPath\indiegroup

                    Goto next

                next:

                    IfFileExists $SharedEvaLocationPath\indiegroup\eva\applications\${APPLICATIONID}\*.* FinishCopyEvaFolderStructure AppNotRegistered

                        AppNotRegistered:

                            DetailPrint "CopyFiles /SILENT $INSTDIR\indiegroup $SharedEvaLocationPath\indiegroup"

                            CopyFiles $INSTDIR\usermanagement\*.* "$SharedEvaLocationPath"

                            Goto FinishCopyEvaFolderStructure

Very strange and I can't seem to figure out why. Even more strange is that when I use the path to the networklocation (\\server\\...) instead of the mapped network drive, it does work... (really, it makes no sense at all but it's like that).

Thx, Lieven Cardoen, Indie Group

It's working fine for me with shared drives and I don't see any reason it'd fail just with copying to mapped drives and not with everything else. Have you tried executing a script that just copies a very specific files to that path without any variables? Just CopyFiles "C:\autoexec.bat" "Z:\".

I've also had a similair problem, being unable to create or copy files to the top level of a mapped drive. AllowRootDirInstall has been set true.

It works fine if a UNC is specified, or if a drive letter is assigned to the mapped drive and that is used. It also works if I install to an existing sub-directory on the mapped drive.

I've also tried using the plugin to convert a path to a UNC. However, this also doesn't work for the top level of a mapped drive. (but does for a sub-directory on the mapped drive).

NSIS V2.34
Windows XP SP2

For me mapped drives are not active until you access them in Windows Explorer. Not sure if that is the problem.

Stu

Thanks, but no. I already was looking at the mapped drives with explorer.

It still works fine for me. Attach a minimal example reproducing the issue.