XFree and File Systems

[Alexander Gottwald]

Martín De Marchi wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> I'm developing a linux application, but the majority
> of the pc's in my organization have installed windows
> system, so Im going to install cigwin's xfree in the
> machines and use the linux application remotely.
> I need that the user (windows system) use the
> remote linux application (via xfree) and see the
> local windows file system (not the linux file system)
> for load and save files, to use the local printer.
> Is there any way for configure X and make this?

No. Using the remote application is like walking to the linux pc and 
working there. You don't have access to the windows host. The only way 
to exchange files is to use a network filesystem (SMB or AFS) and access
this from linux and windows. Same for the printer. 

bye
    ago

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