This method needs the mpr.dll to work. (UNCPath length = max 1024 chars) This method should only be used with mapped drives, e.g. for a fixed drive an IOException occurs (Not Connected) See DriveType to determine whether the drive is a network share.

public static string GetUNCPathFromMappedDrive(
	string filePath
)

Public Shared Function GetUNCPathFromMappedDrive ( _
	filePath As String _
) As String

public:
static String^ GetUNCPathFromMappedDrive(
	String^ filePath
)