Map Network Drive
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MegaZapFan
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Map Network Drive
Are there any plans to add a "Map Network Drive" menu item to the Tools menu? Currently the only way it seems you can map a drive is to browse for the machine\share, then right click it in the tree and choose "Map Network Drive". This is perfunctory, but slow on a big network. It's faster to bring up the Map dialog and type in \\server\share (if you know it)
Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side...
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dpupello
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Until this gets implemented, you could do this once:
Hit F10, then type...
NET USE I: "\\server\share" & pause & exit (and hit Enter)
Obviously that's just a sample drive letter. The & pause and & exit allow you to see if the command was successful, while still allowing a single key press to exit you out of the CMD window.
Now that it's in command history, just Control-F10 to bring it up again for editing to a new mapping.
You could alternately use a Command Script (Control-B), but I believe you have to have a file or folder highlighted before Control-B will work.
In the words of the talking Arnold Schwarzenegger head on Conan O' Brien, "It gets verse!"
By using a CMD file, you could probably even simplify further, by using a %1 %2 %3 etc. to substitute for the Drive Letter, Server, Share, and have the CMD file enter in the "&& pause && exit" for you.
And there was much rejoicing.
Dennis
Hit F10, then type...
NET USE I: "\\server\share" & pause & exit (and hit Enter)
Obviously that's just a sample drive letter. The & pause and & exit allow you to see if the command was successful, while still allowing a single key press to exit you out of the CMD window.
Now that it's in command history, just Control-F10 to bring it up again for editing to a new mapping.
You could alternately use a Command Script (Control-B), but I believe you have to have a file or folder highlighted before Control-B will work.
In the words of the talking Arnold Schwarzenegger head on Conan O' Brien, "It gets verse!"
By using a CMD file, you could probably even simplify further, by using a %1 %2 %3 etc. to substitute for the Drive Letter, Server, Share, and have the CMD file enter in the "&& pause && exit" for you.
And there was much rejoicing.
Dennis