>>Is there an API to map a Windows NT network drive letter? Similar to the NET USE dos prompt command.
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>In addition to the API stuff mentioned by others, the Windows Scripting Host (native to 98, and addable to other operating systems by running the self-installing WSH.EXE available from Microsoft's Web site) provides a network automation object. If WSHOM.OCX has been registered, the following works:
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>oWshNet = CREATEOBJ('Wscript.Network')
>* Lots of arguments available here:
>* cLocalDrive is the local resource name (eg 'N:')
>* cRemoteName is the UNC of the path you want to map
>* (optional) lUpdateProfile (bool) if .T., save the mapping
>* (optional) cUserId the name of a user other than the default
>* Windows Login userid for accessing UNC
>* (optional) cPassword password for user accessing UNC
>oWshNet.MapNetworkDrive(cLocalDrive, cRemoteName)
>*
>* You can unmap a drive by:
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>oWshNet.RemoveNetworkDrive(cLocalDrive)
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Ed,
Thats great! I'm mapping paths using Novell 3.12 and the above can prove to be extremely helpful when testing on my local machine and not connected to the server.
Rboert