Help with Filesystem

General
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nope just in the other nodes you were trying

Craig

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What about this ??

Craig

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This looks very promising. So to make sure I have the general idea right.

  1. Use npm in command line to install the Node.js wrapper for smbclient

  2. In Node-RED download node-red-contrib-npm

From there I configure the npm node to call the functions from the wrapper? These are the settings I'm thinking are correct:

NPM Module: node-samba-client

Module Style: Not sure if Module Function or Custom

If Module Function, for the function parameter would I use
await client.getFile('someRemotePath/file', 'destinationFolder/name');

Am I on the right track?

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Not necessary.

Just use the setup tab to import nodes
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node-red will download the package.

Then in the function node, write code.

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This is much simpler. I vaguely remember reading where I needed to adjust my settings.js file for this to work. Is that still the case?

So looking at the API on the Github page, when I run a command such as
await client.getFile('someRemotePath/file', 'destinationFolder/name');
It will map the remote file to the destination folder? Is this basically dynamic mounting like @craigcurtin mentioned?

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I edited this post as I was able to use it correctly. I had to remove the first line as the "require" is not needed. Then I had to adjust "SambaClient" to "sambaClient to match the setup. It moved my file correctly.

I would still prefer if I could read the contents of the file without having to transfer/mount it. Is this possible?

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Don't use require. That's what the setup tab does.

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I wasn't expecting such a quick response so my edit doesn't make much sense now but I think the point still gets across. The function works properly and is pretty neat. But I am still wondering if there is a way to read the contents of the file without mounting/transferring the file. Should I give up on that?

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Yes there is no concept of a "dynamic" link so it does have to be mounted/unmounted

When you finish would you post up your flow so others can see and benefit also

Craig

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Just to clarify there's no way on the Pi to replicate what I'm able to do from Windows-Windows where I can essentially open/read the file without mounting?

Last question is am I in the same boat when it comes to reading Pi-Pi files on a network? No way to open/read files without mounting?

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Windows just lets you think you are accessing the files with magic - what it actually does is store the credentials for access in the Credential store and then use those on an ongoing basis.

There is not the same concept in Linux - unless you do a public share that is read/write on Samba and then you basically get the same thing

Craig

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So if I create a public Samba share on a Pi how would I then access it in a similar manner to Windows?

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