is there a way to: net use x: "\\{current computer name}\shared"? 1

[dotobi]

Hi

I need to write a .bat script to be run on each PC and part of it needs to do this:

net use x: "\\{current computer name}\shared"

Is there a way?

Perhaps there’s a way to give a folder a drive letter of it’s own temporarily, but I don’t know of any other way than ‘net use’.

The server is SBS2003 and the PCs are XP pro SP2.

Thanks

 

[1003]

net use x: \\127.0.0.1\sharename

 

[dotobi]

ah ha! of course. Thanks!

 

[1003]

Actually, just realised that if you want to assign a drive letter to a folder, the folder doesn't even need to be shared. You can use the subst command:
subst x: %systemdrive%\folderpath

 

[dotobi]

great. works a treat. thanks again

 

[Stiddy]

net use x: \\%COMPUTERNAME%\shared


my two cents worth