MapDrive question?

[GoogleDude]

I have a simple script that assensialy maps a network drive. this compiled script is located in ALL Users Startup Folder in the start menu. The problem is that I dont care what drive letter gets assigned but I do want it to exist. And I want it to run this script for all users.

Since Using the "*" in the drive letter field will assign what ever avail. driver letter. How can I avoid remapping the same path to a new drive letter that is unused at each login?

~GD

[Steveiwonder]

You could just setup the drive once using Tools>Map Network Drive and check the box "Reconnect at Login".

You then don't need a script and do not need to worry about re-mapping the same drive.

or

If DriveStatus("\\Server\Share") <> "READY" Then    
     DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server\Share")      
EndIf

Edited March 13, 2010 by Steveiwonder

[GoogleDude]

You could just setup the drive once using Tools>Map Network Drive and check the box "Reconnect at Login".

You then don't need a script and do not need to worry about re-mapping the same drive.

or

If DriveStatus("\\Server\Share") <> "READY" Then    
 DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server\Share") 
EndIf

Thanks for the reply. System is on a domain with several hundred users that might log into windows. logging in as each user manually at least once and setting up the drive mapping is not really an option unfortunately. That's why I figured the all users startup folder in the start menu. Each domain user has different drive mapped in there domain login so I cant manually set a drive, But want to make sure a new drive letter is not mapped each time that user logs in. Maybe im going about this the hard way (totally possible).

I can get the the drive path mapped at login of anyone that's not the problem. The problem is how can I check all drive letters that are avail to see if a folder exist or not, not knowing what the drive letter that was assigned by the previous login?

Thanks again for any feedback,

~GD

Edited March 13, 2010 by GoogleDude

[Steveiwonder]

If im understanding you correctly?

Multiple domains, and each domain has different drive mapping..

I see it like this...

Domain1: \\Server1\Share

Domain2: \\Server2\Share

Domain3: \\Server3\Share

Switch @LogonDomain

    Case "Domain1"
        If Not FileExists("\\Server1\Share") Then
            DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server1\Share")
        EndIf

    Case "Domain2"
        If Not FileExists("\\Server2\Share") Then
            DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server2\Share")
        EndIf

    Case "Domain3"
        If Not FileExists("\\Server3\Share") Then
            DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server3\Share")
        EndIf

EndSwitch

I may have missunderstood you but this is what im thinking?

Let me know.

Steve

EDIT: Typo's cos im a spastic

Edited March 13, 2010 by Steveiwonder

[99ojo]

Hi,

i get this out of the topic:

;Foldername to check on target networkdrive
$checkfolder = "foldername" ; you may check for a file as well, e.g: "MyFolder\My.exe"
;get all mapped drive letters
$ardrives = DriveGetDrive ("NETWORK")
;check boolean
$found = False
;Loop over array of mapped drives
For $i = 1 To UBound ($ardrives) - 1
    ;checking if folder exist on mapped drives, if yes -> check boolean = TRUE -> exit loop
    If FileExists ($ardrives [$i] & "\" & $checkfolder) Then
        $found = True
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
Next
;Folder not found, map first free drive letter to network share
If Not $found Then DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server\Share")

;-))

Stefan

Edited March 13, 2010 by 99ojo

[Yoriz]

To check for an already mapped drive use 'DriveGetDrive ("NETWORK")' to recieve an array of available network drive letters, loop through the returned array with DriveMapGet (returnedArray[loopPos]) and check against your \\Server1\Share.

$hNetworkDrive = ""
$aDriveLetters = DriveGetDrive( "NETWORK" )
If NOT @error Then
    For $i = 1 to $aDriveLetters[0]
        If DriveMapGet($aDriveLetters[$i]) = "\\Server1\Share" Then 
        $hNetworkDrive = $aDriveLetters[$i]
        ExitLoop
    Next
    If $hNetworkDrive = "" Then $hNetworkDrive = DriveMapAdd("*","\\Server1\Share",1)
Else
    MsgBox(0,"Error","No network drives found")
EndIf

[GoogleDude]

Hi,

i get this out of the topic:

;Foldername to check on target networkdrive
$checkfolder = "foldername" ; you may check for a file as well, e.g: "MyFolder\My.exe"
;get all mapped drive letters
$ardrives = DriveGetDrive ("NETWORK")
;check boolean
$found = False
;Loop over array of mapped drives
For $i = 1 To UBound ($ardrives) - 1
    ;checking if folder exist on mapped drives, if yes -> check boolean = TRUE -> exit loop
    If FileExists ($ardrives [$i] & "\" & $checkfolder) Then
        $found = True
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
Next
;Folder not found, map first free drive letter to network share
If Not $found Then DriveMapAdd("*", "\\Server\Share")

;-))

Stefan

This does the trick. Thank you very much. I can play with this to tweak it as I need. Thanks again.

~GD