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Rob
Hi,
Does anyone know of a good reference for mapping a network drive
programmatically using VB.Net?

Is it best to use API calls or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks
Rob

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Nov 21 '05 #1
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"Rob" <ro****@hotmail.com> schrieb:
Does anyone know of a good reference for mapping a network drive
programmatically using VB.Net?


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Nov 21 '05 #2
"Rob" <ro****@hotmail.com> schrieb:
Does anyone know of a good reference for mapping a network drive
programmatically using VB.Net?


Untested:

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Nov 21 '05 #3
You could also execute "net use"

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Hi,
Does anyone know of a good reference for mapping a network drive
programmatically using VB.Net?

Is it best to use API calls or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks
Rob

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Nov 21 '05 #4
You could also execute "net use"

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"Rob" <ro****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
Does anyone know of a good reference for mapping a network drive
programmatically using VB.Net?

Is it best to use API calls or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks
Rob

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Nov 21 '05 #5
Rob

Thanks for the code. I'll give that a shot.

Rob
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Rob

Thanks for the code. I'll give that a shot.

Rob
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