Network Drive Mappings with Access Connection

[mandrak3]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone using AC manage to figure out how to automatically disconnect from Network Drive Mappings when switching profiles? E.G. Real annoying when switching from office and home profiles, and finding that Explorer works really slow as it is still trying to find Network Drives that no longer exist. Using AC 3.10 at the moment, am aware that 3.30, but unless this is fixed in the later release, there won't be any compelling reason to move to it (since everything else works fine at the moment otherwise)?

Any thoughts?

[jdhurst]

I don't see a method in Access Connections that will release the network drives, but you can create a batch file that will disconnect network drives and then run that batch file as part of the logoff or shutdown process. Use the Group Policy editor to do this. Works pretty well. ... JDHurst

[mattfromomaha]

You can make batch files that both connect and release the drives.

I think there's a way in Access Connections to "run a certain program" when swtiching to a profile, so you can have the batch file be that program - the "connect to network drives" batch file when you load the Office Profile, and the "release network drives" batch file when you load the Home Profile...I think!

[gosha16]

yup, this is really easy. first you need to create a map batch file, to do so first open up notepad.

to map drives type in

net use z: \\computername\resource\resource2

this will map \\computername\resource\resource2 to the Z: drive

finally go to file save but save it as something.bat

now all you have to do in access connections when it asks what programs to launch is direct it to whereever you saved this batch file.

to disconnect, you just have to make another batch file and use this

net use z: /delete

this will delete the z: drive mapping.

here's microsoft's wording in case it makes more sense

Use the Net Use command to map or disconnect a drive
You can use the net use command for batch files and scripts. To use the net use command to map or disconnect a drive:
To map a network drive:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type cmd.
Type net use x: \\computer name\share name, where x: is the drive letter you want to assign to the shared resource.
To disconnect a mapped drive:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type cmd.
Type net use x: /delete, where x: is the drive letter of the shared resource.

this was taken from here

[mandrak3]

Thanks heaps! Works a treat ... you guys are legends!