>either way...

The easiest way (and the one I'll demonstrate here) is to use the Windows Script Host's WScript.Network object.

oNet = CREATEOBJECT('WScript.Network')
oDrives = oNet.EnumNetworkDrives()
* Get the drive and server/share
FOR lni = 0 TO oDrives.Length - 1 STEP 2
  ? "Drive " + oDrives.Item(lni), "Server/Share " + oDrives.Item(lni + 1)
NEXT
* Map a drive using the current user/password
oNet.MapNetworkDrive("F:", "\\server\share") && There are other optional parameters
* Disconnect
oNet.RemoveNetworkDrive("F:")

Additional information may be found in the series of articles that Ed Rauh and I wrote in the VFUG newletter beginning Sept. 2000. The one covering this object appeared in the December issue. It's available on-line at www.vfug.org.

If the WSH isn't available, let me know and I can post API code that does the same thing.