Why can't I make an alias of a folder in a samba share

I have successfully created a program that uses a share, which I'll call "ShareAFP".  I can make an alias out of
ShareAFP:Jobs:Direct
However when I attempt to make an alias from an already mounted share, which I'll call "ShareSMB" on a windows server. I cannot make an alias out of
ShareSMB:Jobs:Direct
The folder ShareSMB:Jobs:Direct does exist but I get AppleScript Execution Error:
"File ShareSMB:Jobs:Direct wasn't found"
"Offending Object" is shown as "ShareSMB:Jobs:Direct
This error prevents my script from running.
Could someone explain why this is happening and what I can do about it?

This turned out to be a case of asking the wrong question.  Our file server was changed from an AFP to SMB but the problem I was having was due to the fact that folder names had also been changed (dog knows why). Makes me wish there was a way to delete the whole question.

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