Cannot Select Mapped Drives When Setting Up an ODBC Text File Connection in TIBCO Scribe® Insight

Cannot Select Mapped Drives When Setting Up an ODBC Text File Connection in TIBCO Scribe® Insight

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Article ID: KB0076569

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Description

When creating a text file ODBC connection and the text file is located on a mapped drive the mapped drive will not be available for selection when creating the connection.

Issue/Introduction

How to resolve the issue of not being able to see mapped drives when setting up a ODBC text file connection in TIBCO Scribe® Insight

Resolution

Turn on SMB Direct from the Windows Features and edit the registry key called EnableLinkedConnections.

  1. Click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off.
  2. Select the check box next to the SMB Direct feature to turn it on.  
    1. Windows Feature

To configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value:

  1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start programs and files box, and then press ENTER.
  2. Back up the registry before making any changes.
  3. Locate registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
  4. Right click and select New, and then click DWORD Value.
  5. Type "EnableLinkedConnections", and then press ENTER.
  6. Right-click "EnableLinkedConnections", and then click Modify.
  7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  8. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.
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