ESB file adapter on shared directory

Hi
I am trying to use file adapter on a mapped network drive, windows machine.
I am getting this error:
ORABPEL-11001
Invalid Input Directory.
The value specified for the input (Physical/Logical)Directory activation parameter has an invalid value "O:\BCRSignatures"
Ensure that the following conditions are satisfied for the input directory :
1) It exists and is a directory (not a file). and
2) It is readable (file read permissions). and
3) If activation parameter "DeleteFile" is set to "true" then the directory should also have granted write permissions. and
4) If using a logical name, then ensure that the mapping from logical name<->physical directory is correctly specified in the deployment descriptor
The location is accesible for read and write within Windows.
The error persists even with "no delete files after processing" and "no archive processed files", options.
Any ideeas? Sugestions?
Metalink is poor on this.
Thank you,
Liviu

HI BPEL Gurus,
Everytime i m facing ORABPEL-11001 Errors . I dont know why its coming.can u someone give suggestion to this regards. i attach the logs as follows
<2007-11-23 09:53:29,825> <INFO> <dev.collaxa.cube.activation> <File Adapter::Inbound> Recovery still not possible after 151110 attempts due to ORABPEL-11001
Invalid Input Directory.
The value specified for the input (Physical/Logical)Directory activation parameter has an invalid value "D:\igefi\bpelinterfaces\mfond\dev\Wrk_Imp_Swap_Price\WORKDIRS\input".
Ensure that the following conditions are satisfied for the input directory :
1) It exists and is a directory (not a file). and
2) It is readable (file read permissions). and
3) If activation parameter "DeleteFile" is set to "true" then the directory should also have granted write permissions. and
4) If using a logical name, then ensure that the mapping from logical name<->physical directory is correctly specified in the deployment descriptor.
the above message i m getting in domain.log and opmn.log
Regards
Hameed

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