Adds a shared network drive to your computer system.
object.MapNetworkDrive(strLocalName, strRemoteName, [bUpdateProfile], [strUser], [strPassword])
Arguments
- object
- WshNetwork object.
- strLocalName
- String value indicating the name by which the mapped drive will be known locally.
- strRemoteName
- String value indicating the share's UNC name (\\xxx\yyy).
- bUpdateProfile
- Optional. Boolean value indicating whether the mapping information is stored in the current user's profile. If bUpdateProfile is supplied and has a value of true, the mapping is stored in the user profile (the default is false).
- strUser
- Optional. String value indicating the user name. You must supply this argument if you are mapping a network drive using the credentials of someone other than the current user.
- strPassword
- Optional. String value indicating the user password. You must supply this argument if you are mapping a network drive using the credentials of someone other than the current user.
Remarks
An attempt to map a non-shared network drive results in an error.
Example
The following code maps the logical drive "E" to a network share with the UNC name "\\Server\Public."
[VBScript]
Dim WshNetwork
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "E:", "\\Server\Public"
[JScript]
var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");
WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive ("E:", "\\\\Server\\Public");
See Also
WshNetwork Object | EnumNetworkDrives Method | RemoveNetworkDrive Method