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SeanVDH
SeanVDH

Reputation: 916

How is Net Use different from PUSHD and the Windows Explorer?

Intermittently I'm finding that net use doesn't feel like seeing the server in front of it.

The following commmand works:

pushd \\place\otherplace\1.2.0\

Windows explorer also consistently brings me where I want to go.

For some reason, though, the following sometimes returns that the path doesn't exist.

net use R: \\place\otherplace\1.2.0\

What's the difference in implementation for net use?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2068

Answers (2)

Vishesh
Vishesh

Reputation: 333

Basic difference between pushd and net use command is that user gets to choose desired Drive letter in case user needs to right more scripts on that particular Network Drive.

On the other hand, using pushd in scripts, a user is able to use that drive as well just like cd command.

Keep in mind that the PushD command allocates drive letters from Z: on down and will use the first unused drive letter that it finds.

Upvotes: 0

SeanVDH
SeanVDH

Reputation: 916

The practical difference, for anybody writing a script that may come across this, is that pushd and windows explorer both accept \\path\to\directory\

net use fails with a trailing slash, and requires \\path\to\directory

Upvotes: 2

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