Shared Network Resources

Part of the wonder of a network is that you can share information with others. This capability to share data and resources is what provides networks with their potential and their power. After all, what good would a network be without shared resources? It would be like a highway without on or off ramps, an airplane without an airport, a candidate without an election.

Sharing resources is such a prime function of a network that Win32 Perl has access to almost all the Win32 API’s sharing functions. Pretty much any resource (directories and printers, for example) can be shared so that users on the network can connect to and use it.

You have several options when dealing with shared resources; you can create shares, delete ...

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