how to pull a username in vbscript (working on a login script)

[Mizugori]

I am using Mark's login script as a base:

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=5798

In mapping network drives, if each user has a directory named after them and I want to map it in the login script, how do I fill in the part of the path where their username goes?

Early on in the script he pulls the username:

'Grab the user name
UserString = WSHNetwork.UserName
'Bind to the user object to get user name and check for group memberships later
Set UserObj = GetObject("WinNT://" & DomainString & "/" & UserString)

But so now when I map the drive, how do I fill in their username? I'm not very familiar with VBScript. For example, if I want to map userdrives\jsmith to L:, would it be something like:

WSHNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "L:", "\\servername\userdrives\"UserString

I tried this and it did not work (I'm not surprised it was a shot in the dark). Can anyone correct the statement for me so it will fill in the username as the last part of the path to be mapped?

Thanks!

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Something like:

WSHNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "L:", "\\servername\userdrives\" & UserString

Hope this helps

HarleyQuinn
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[markdmac]

I am thinking you have not actually read my FAQ as that is one of the examples I give in it. :-(

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[Mizugori]

I don't know about your FAQ but I did read most of the text with the script, and I saw an example where you added shares using a switch statement but that's not what I wanted to do. I wanted it to map a folder with whatever their username is.

If I missed this exact example in your text, my mistake. but why be upset? hell i'm using your script, another happy customer so to speak, so be happy =)

 

[markdmac]

From the FAQ:

'Map drives needed by all
[red]'Note the first command uses the user name as a variable to map to a user share.[/red]
'Note alternate mapping code in Add-In section that allows 
'friendly renaming of drive mappings

WSHNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "H:", "\\server\users\" & UserString,True

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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