@ScriptDir and Network Drives

[KSum]

@ScriptDir is returning a network mapped drive instead of the UNC.  How do I get this to give me the UNC instead?  I though it returned this by default.

Karl

[water]

DriveMapGet?

[KSum]

Is there a way to have it return the UNC instead of the mapped path?  I thought it was supposed to return the UNC based on other forum threads.

I could also use the first array item from  :

$MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName(@ScriptDir)

but I believe I would first have to make sure @ScriptDir is not reporting a UNC

[water]

Can you give an example what DriveMapget returns and what you expect?

[KSum]

Can you give an example what DriveMapget returns and what you expect?

 

I have to deconstruct @ScriptDir if I use DriveMapGet.  If I use:

MsgBox(0,"test" ,DriveMapGet(@ScriptDir))

I get a message box with no message, suggesting that the function fails with a full path.

I would have to split @scriptDir, then get the ServerShare of the drive and then reconstruct it to use RunAs to run something via a UNC  So to display the UNC in a message box for a test, I end up with:

_PathSplit( @ScriptDir, $MyDrive, $MyDir, $MyFile, $MyExtension)
MsgBox(0,"test" ,DriveMapGet($MyDrive) & @CRLF & $MyDir & @CRLF & $MyFile & @CRLF & $MyExtension) ;display the Server\Share and other pieces
MsgBox(0,"test" , DriveMapGet($MyDrive) & $MyDir) ;dispaly the full UNC path

As you can see, to use the full UNC path, I  need to put the strings together again, as shown.  So why not use:

$MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName(@ScriptDir)
_ArrayDisplay($MyPath, "Demo _PathSplit()") ;display all the values
MsgBox(0,"test",$MyPath[0]) :display the full UNC path

And then I can just reference $MyPath[0] when I need the full UNC path.

Either way, I have to know that I am getting the mapped version of @ScriptDir and not the UNC version. or at least act according to which I am getting.

I am still confused as to when @scriptDir returns a UNC and when it returns a UNC.  I am hoping there is a way to force it to return a UNC and be done with it all without any conversions.

[blckpythn]

Have you tried running it using the UNC path instead of a mapped drive path? Or is it required in your case to use the mapped drive?

[KSum]

I need the UNC path.  I am getting the mapped drive from @ScriptDir.  So when I use @ScriptDir I get   G:MyFolderPath  and not  ServerShareMyFolderPath. 

[water]

This should give you the UNC path:

$sDir = @ScriptDir
$aDir = StringSplit($sDir, ":")
If @error = 0 Then
    $sInfo = DriveMapGet($aDir[1] & ":")
    $sInfo &= $aDir[2]
    MsgBox(0, "", $sInfo)
EndIf

[blckpythn]

$netscriptdir = DriveMapGet(StringLeft(@ScriptDir, 2)) & StringTrimLeft(@ScriptDir, 2) & "\" & @ScriptName
ConsoleWrite($netscriptdir & @CRLF)

This works for me, let me know if it works for you.

 

Edit:

Ah, water beat me to it.

Edited June 14, 2013 by blckpythn

[water]

Your solution works fine for me.

[KSum]

I came up with something similar, but was of the understanding @ScriptDir was supposed to return a UNC.  Is this not the case?  Is there a setting that can be made to force it to a UNC?

I came up with this which tests for a mapped drive or UNC first as I am almost positive I have seen @ScriptDir give me a UNC before:

#include <WinNet.au3>

$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir
;Make sure it is a UNC and not a mapped drive
if StringInStr($ScriptPath, ":") > 0 Then
    $MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName(@ScriptDir)
    $ScriptPath = $MyPath[0]
EndIf

Is there a reason I should not use _WinNet_GetUniversalName()?

[water]

There are many ways to skin a cat. Use whichever solution returns the correct result.

[blckpythn]

It may have shown up as a UNC path before, because you had opened up the .au3 file from network instead of a mapped drive.

[water]

Correct. I just opened a script in SciTe and passed the UNC path to the open dialog. Then @ScriptDir gives you the UNC path.

[blckpythn]

I went through some trouble like this before while trying to make a login script that checks if it is running from the network and if so copy itself to the users' appdata and run again.

But eventually I had an environment that had appdata stored on the server.  

This is how I learned to just do it with:

If @ScriptDir <> @AppDataDir Then _CopyandRun

Which of course was simpler, more reliable, and faster.

Edited June 14, 2013 by blckpythn