How to connect to disconnected network drives using AutoIt

[c.haslam]

Computer A has several drives mapped to drives on computer B.

Both computers are startup each morning, computer A first.

In Start > Computer (Windows Explorer) on A, the mapped drives initially show as Disconnected Network Drive. After running a script that executes FileSelectFolder(), and choosing a mapped drive, Start > Computer shows that drive as Network Drive.

But I am trying to help Melba23 to extend the functionality of his ChooseFileFolder.au3 to do what FileSelectFolder does:

1. show disconnected mapped drives
2. allow the user to choose a mapped drive, even if disconnected, i.e. connect to it.

I have found a script on the forum that finds mapped drives, even if they are disconnected:

; Ref: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/71790-enum-network-connections/

; Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22963357/explain-vbscript-wmi-query-impersonationlevel-etc#22964203

Local $host = "."
Local $objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & $host & "\root\cimv2")
Local $colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * from Win32_NetworkConnection")
Local $conn = 0
For $objItem in $colItems
    $conn += 1
    Local $info = "Name: " & $objItem.Name & @CRLF & "ConnectionState: " & $objItem.ConnectionState & @CRLF _
        & "ConnectionType: " & $objItem.ConnectionType & @CRLF & "LocalName: " & $objItem.LocalName & @CRLF _
        & "RemotePath: " & $objItem.RemotePath
    msgbox(0,"MAP " & $conn,$info)
Next

So it is now possible to add disconnected network drives that are mapped to ChooseFileFolder.au3.

The next step is to connect to one of these drives. How does one connect to a mapped drive?