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patrick@xiris.com (Patrick Whittle) wrote:
>Hi:
>
>I am developing an application that accesses a share on our server 
>using a NetBIOS path string (i.e. \\SHARE\NAME\<path>\file.ext). 
>I want to use this path string because the share name will not change,
>
>whereas the drive letter assignment a given user uses could at any 
>time change. However, there is still a situation where I could make 
>use of an API call that returns a drive letter being used.
>
>Do you know of an API call that returns network drive letter 
>assignments?  Is there a way to find out what drive is connected to 
>\\SHARE\NAME for example, using the API interface??
>
>Please respond to patrick@xiris.com
>
>Thanks ......... PW
>
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Patrick,

I'm doing much the same, but the software I'm writing has to run on 
MS-DOS clients too. How about the following:

1) I don't connect the share (\\<server>\<share>) to a drive letter
   at all. Just connect it! To simulate this easily, try:

   NET USE \\<server>\<share> <password>
   and then type
   NET USE
   to ensure you've got what you want.

   I make this connection by using MS-DOS Int21 5f03.

2) To get a list of the already connected devices, use Int21 5f02. This
   even can tell you which drive it is.

Hope this helps.

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Pauwl