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idleherb
idleherb

Reputation: 1101

Open Windows 7 "Map Network Drive" Dialog programmatically

I am trying to open the dialog which is manually accessible through "Computer > Map Network Drive" on Windows 7. Is there any programmatic way to open it directly, e.g. with VBScript or PowerShell commands (not by firing mouse or keyboard events)? I am aware of net use ... shell command, but I specifically want to display that dialog.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1557

Answers (2)

Knuckle-Dragger
Knuckle-Dragger

Reputation: 7046

Use rundll32.exe to pop the GUI from a script. It behaves just as if you clicked the button. 

RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL Connect

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Link included for additional tricks. Map Network Drive is #24 on the list.

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/rundll.php

Upvotes: 6

paulsm4
paulsm4

Reputation: 121699

Try WNetConnectionDialog:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa385433%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

or WNetConnectionDialog1:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa385436%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Upvotes: 4

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