Batch: map network NET USE

[vietboy505]

I wrote a batch script to mount the network automatic at startup. It doesn't allow to map as drive.
I used:

mount.bat

NET USE \\SERVER

Will output..
The command completed successfully.

Now I have a problem with that,
When I checked NET USE:

Disconnected \\SERVER\IPC$ Microsoft Windows Network
The command completed successfully.

It never connect at all, how can I make sure it's connect, and if it's disconnected.
Remap it.

 

[Jasen]

You're just making a quick connection there, not "mapping" anything. All that does is say "Hi, I'm here. Goodbye." to the server.
What are you trying to do exactly? Mount a network share? If so, the command should be something like:

net use x: \\server\share

where x: is the drive letter of your choice.

 

[vietboy505]

I don't want to the drive, but sometimes with drive it's disconnected too.

I just want to use \\server\path only.

 

[franklin97355]

You can use that directly just access \\server\path

The answer has always been 42

 

[vietboy505]

I know that, but sometimes I get disconnect.

And NET USE \\server\path again will not work connect.

I have to delete the path and do a net use again.

I was wondering if there is a command to determine the network is still running, then if not, delete it, and map it again without doing it mannual.

That why I wrote that batch script to automatic to map network at start up except it can't successfully map unless it been mapped and disconnected.

 

[pansophic]

You need to look at the return code of the NET USE command before proceeding.

In batch programming you do this by putting the statement:

if errorlevel x <command>

This will evaluate the return code of the previous command and perform <command> if that error level or higher was encountered. Normally a return code of 0 means success.

Commonly you would use a GOTO statement following this type of error checking so that you can execute a series of commands, not just one.


pansophic