Mapping network drive in Windows 98 with spaces in folder name

[jstringer]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup a simple script to map a network drive in windows 98. The script runs fine on Windows XP or Windows 2K, but I can't seem to get the script to work when mapping in Windows 98. I have a feeling it's because the network folder that I am trying to map to has spaces in it (e.g. "Joe Smith"). Below is the script that I'm using, any suggestions on how I might get it to work with Win98?

Dim WSHShell, WSHNetwork, UserString
Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
UserString = WSHNetwork.UserName

WSHNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "H:", "\\Network\University Student\" & UserString, True
'End Script

As I said above, this works fine in windowsXP or 2K, but won't work in Win98. I believe it's because of the space in "University Student", but I don't know of any way to get around this. Any suggestions would be a great help! Thanks.

Oh and it also doesn't work if I try to map a network drive the old fashioned way, for example "\\Network\University Student\Joe.Smith". The drive will only map to "\\Network" and leave the rest out.

Cheers,

John

 

[PHV]

Have you tried this ?
WSHNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "H:", Chr(34) & "\\Network\University Student\" & UserString & Chr(34), True

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[Odissey]

1. In W98 you may not map drive into \\server\share\folder, only into \\server\share.
2. Try use from command line on W98:
net use H: "\\Network\University Student\"
I think it will not work too, hence script is not wrong, but share name - yes.

WBR, Vadim V. Petukhov,
MCSA on W2K

 

[jstringer]

No, it doesn't work when I do a map the normal way in Win98. I think that's the problem. Is there any way to get around it? That is, map a network drive to a subfolder in windows 98?

Thanks again,

John

Oh and I tried Chr (34), it didn't work either.

 

[pkailas]

what if you made that subfolder a share? You should be able to map to it then.

 

[jstringer]

Yes, I believe that would work, but I'm afraid I do not have the necessary rights to do this on the network. I think this might be a lost cause :-( .