Network shares not appearing in apps

[Chris230291]

Hello. Can anyone tell me why the items in the red box below won't show up in apps? I want to open a file without transferring it to my computer. If that makes sense? It only gives me the option of the "C" drive.

Cheers,
Chris.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Is it not physically on a drive or on your network?


Can you map them as a network drive

 

[Chris230291]

Thanks for the reply!
They are network shares on my server.
Errm I'm unsure. I think they are mapped because they have a letter? Or does that not mean anything? If i right click i'm not given the option to map it to a letter. The symbol means its a network drive doesn't it?

Windows 8 is running in a VM. Maybe thats the issue?
Even so, it seems weird that the OS sees them, but it doesn't let programs/apps see them? :S

Chris


EDIT: I got around the problem by creating a Windows share on the server. Still doesn't make sense to me though.

 

[Chris230291]

Hello. I'm having the same issue on a proper Windows machine. The shares are mapped as a drive and appear in the Explorer app, but i don't see then inside any apps :S

In Explorer...

In App selection...

Any help or even an explanation to why this happens would be appreciated!

Cheers,
Chris.