[SOLVED] Shares with spaces!

richardbruce · 12-07-2007, 04:19 AM

Okay...my predecessor very kindly created a pile of shared folders with spaces in the names, now I want to script logons for users but I can't get the shares with spaces in their names to map using either NET USE in a batch file or MapNetworkDrive in a VBS script. Any ideas (short of rename the shares please there are WAY too many!)

loesch8102 · 12-08-2007, 11:36 PM

Surround the share name with quotes.

Example:
net use x: "\\server\share name"
net use /persistent:yes --gotta throw this in there

richardbruce · 12-10-2007, 01:43 AM

Cheers, I was trying that but for some weird reason although it works OK from a command prompt it didn't seem to work via a batch file. I'll give it another go!

alambert · 12-13-2007, 06:46 PM

Assuming the share name matches the user name…

Maybe

net use x: "\\server\%username%"

Alan
http://www.thelamberts.com

richardbruce · 12-17-2007, 08:02 AM

I must have been having a real off day, it works fine by putting the share in quotes, I though that should work so it did my head in when it didn't (of course I could jus have been typing the share name totally wrong!

Cheers guys

12-07-2007, 04:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
richardbruce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 20 OS: XP Sp2	[SOLVED] Shares with spaces! Okay...my predecessor very kindly created a pile of shared folders with spaces in the names, now I want to script logons for users but I can't get the shares with spaces in their names to map using either NET USE in a batch file or MapNetworkDrive in a VBS script. Any ideas (short of rename the shares please there are WAY too many!)

12-08-2007, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
loesch8102 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Central PA Posts: 27 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 / Win Server 2003 Ent SP2	Re: Shares with spaces! Surround the share name with quotes. Example: net use x: "\\server\share name" net use /persistent:yes --gotta throw this in there

12-10-2007, 01:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
richardbruce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 20 OS: XP Sp2	Re: Shares with spaces! Cheers, I was trying that but for some weird reason although it works OK from a command prompt it didn't seem to work via a batch file. I'll give it another go!

12-13-2007, 06:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
alambert Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4 OS: Xp	Re: Shares with spaces! Assuming the share name matches the user name… Maybe net use x: "\\server\%username%" Alan http://www.thelamberts.com

12-17-2007, 08:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
richardbruce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 20 OS: XP Sp2	Re: Shares with spaces! I must have been having a real off day, it works fine by putting the share in quotes, I though that should work so it did my head in when it didn't (of course I could jus have been typing the share name totally wrong! Cheers guys