Try the Roth Consulting Win32::AdminMisc Module, there's a whole shedload of W32 goodies
http://www.roth.net/perl/adminmisc Don't know if this includes a "Map drive" function, but I have used some of these with great success Rod > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Garringer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 September 2001 17:10 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Windows drive mapping in perl > > > Recently I had a problem where I had to loop through a set of > shares (actually NetWare servers and volumes), map a drive, > execute a program (that requires a drive mapping, UNC will > not work), delete the drive mapping. I could not find a way > to map/unmap a drive in Perl. I ended up calling a batch > file and passing server and volume to it. The batchfile then > mapped the drive, called the program , and deleted the drive. > I had to use the same basic system for another purpose and > really would like to eliminate the batch file. Under the > current setup, the success/failure of the program is not > available, nor any other debugging info. Is there a call to > map a drive for Windows in Perl ? I am using ActivePerl v5. > > Chris D. Garringer > LAN/WAN Manager > Master Certified Netware Engineer > Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer > Certified Solaris Administrator > Red Hat Certified Engineer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > fax 713-896-5266 > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
