Mike,
On my website under Q&A, By Keyword, lookup ShellExecute there's examples there for some DOS commands. If you use 0 for the last parameter the window will not display.
>I am trying to map to a network drive
>The problem is when I issue my map command:
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>lcMap = "MAP i:=s3\sys:\"
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>Run &lcMap The Dos Window blinks on
>Run /N &lcMap The Dos window Stays on
>
>Is there a way to map a drive without the Dos window being shown?