Re: batch file

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From: GoGoGadgetScott (gogogadgetscott_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:59:58 -0400

Set oWSnet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
oWSnet.MapNetworkDrive "M:", "\\OutThere\My documents"
'http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/wsmthmapnetworkdrive.asp 

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On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:04:03 +0700, Greg  
<greg.anti.spam@removethis.anet.net.th> wrote:
> they are not scripts. at present we are using batch files. I would like  
> to
> change to be VB scripts. so back to my question. does anyone know how to
> create the equivalent of batch file map network drives using VB script?
>
> Greg C.
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
> message news:#9M48wmKEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> PFFT!  That is either something they're telling you to shut you up, or
> they
>> don't know what they're talking about.  Booting up has nothing to do  
>> with
>> logon scripts...  Only logging on has to do with logon scripts.  If they
>> were right, that would mean that you could boot up the computer, let it
> sit
>> there for five minutes, and then your logon scripts would run.   
>> Something
>> else is going on that is preventing your scripts from running or  
>> working.
>> Which is the issue?  They aren't running, or they aren't working?  If  
>> they
>> aren't running, this is commonly because your XP machines aren't using  
>> an
> AD
>> domain controller for DNS and the users are being authenticated by  
>> cached
>> logon credentials.  If they're not working, well, what's not working?
>>
>> Ray at home
>>
>> "Greg" <greg.anti.spam@removethis.anet.net.th> wrote in message
>> news:ejXXpvhKEHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Well, used to work on NT machines but stops on XP. Network support guy
>> says
>> > that bootup on XP is too fast for startup batch files to take effect.
>> >
>> > GC
>> >
>> > "Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
>> > message news:#NKg1BXKEHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > > Aren't you interested in finding out why the batch file doesn't  
>> work?
>> If
>> > > that stopped working for some unknown reason, there's a good chance
> that
>> > > it's an external reason that would also prevent a .vbs file from
>> > working...
>> > > Like, the machine isn't finding a DC and scripts aren't running,  
>> drive
>> > > letters aren't available, etc. etc.
>> > >
>> > > Ray at work
>> > >
>> > > "Greg" <greg.anti.spam@removethis.anet.net.th> wrote in message
>> > > news:u%23j$zRWKEHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > > > Ive been using a batch file to map network drives but moving to XP
> it
>> no
>> > > > longer works.
>> > > >
>> > > > Is there a way to use VB sripting to do this at startup?
>> > > >
>> > > > Greg
>> > > > gclayton@access.inet.co.th
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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