OrangeCoder Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 hey guys & gals so I am completely new to AutoIt struggling with something I wanted to map a network drive and googled and found this forum and some examples and have written DriveMapAdd("Z:", "\\network path here", "domain\username", "password") This runs without error - however an actual Z drive never actually appears in my computer Am I missing something ? I have reboot - ran the script again - same deal Appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willichan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Can you post a sample of the code you are using? My UDFs: Barcode Libraries, Automate creation of any type of project folder, File Locking with Cooperative Semaphores, Inline binary files, Continue script after reboot, WinWaitMulti, Name Aggregator, Enigma, CornedBeef Hash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeCoder Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hey willichan This is the code I am using in my file DriveMapAdd("Z:", "\\network path here", "domain\username", "password") Obvious with the network path being the actual network path and the domain username and password being changed to the real information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willichan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 It will be very difficult to figure out what the problem is with so little information. Is your network path in the format of "\\servername\share"? Are you mapping the drive as the currently logged in user or as a different user? What kind of network are you on? Are you on a domain? My UDFs: Barcode Libraries, Automate creation of any type of project folder, File Locking with Cooperative Semaphores, Inline binary files, Continue script after reboot, WinWaitMulti, Name Aggregator, Enigma, CornedBeef Hash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolfWJ Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hello! A) For Windows7, add this to your registry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001 Try assigning your command to a VARIABLE, like this: $DriveZ = DriveMapAdd("Z:", "\\network path here", "domain\username", "password") vbr Rolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffinMan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I tried this yesterday on my Windows 7 workstation and got the same situation when I provided the credentials like in the original post. Leaving the credentials out, the command worked fine. I MsgBox'ed the error code and @error = 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeCoder Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Thank You MuffinMan - love the handle willichan sorry about that - I am on a domain - the network path is a shared folder on a server - not another users system Is your network path in the format of "\\servername\share"? Yes this is what the path looks like Are you mapping the drive as the currently logged in user or as a different user? I am mapping the drive to the currently logged in user - in this case it;s the same as the credentials I am providing in the script What kind of network are you on? I am on corporate network Are you on a domain? Yes I am on a domain If I right click my computer and select map network drive and provide the exact same path and my credentials - the drive maps without issue doing it the manual way I'm wondering if my expectation of the function isn't correct - if using that function doesn't actually create a mapped drive - hope that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 If you're using the currently logged on user's credentials, have to tried the drivemapadd function without specifying the credentials? Also, you are putting the username in the flags parameter and the password in the user parameter of the function, so no wonder it's not working for you. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeCoder Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hey BrewManNH I did try without the credentials and noticed I was using the username in the flags parameter however when I change it to this DriveMapAdd("Z:","\\server\folder\folder\",0) It runs - now errors generated - however I still don't have a Z drive in my computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Do you already have a Z: drive? I ran the command with local domain folders and with and without using my credentials and it works every time, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willichan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Try using just DriveMapAdd("Z:", "\\server\folder\folder") leaving off the trailing \ from the path. Skysnake 1 My UDFs: Barcode Libraries, Automate creation of any type of project folder, File Locking with Cooperative Semaphores, Inline binary files, Continue script after reboot, WinWaitMulti, Name Aggregator, Enigma, CornedBeef Hash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeCoder Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 willichan - if you were in front of me I'd give you a high five! MANY THANKS! I am very appreciative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willichan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Virtual high five executed. My UDFs: Barcode Libraries, Automate creation of any type of project folder, File Locking with Cooperative Semaphores, Inline binary files, Continue script after reboot, WinWaitMulti, Name Aggregator, Enigma, CornedBeef Hash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Good catch willichan, never even noticed the trailing backslash If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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