📜 VBScript (WSH)
Map Network Drive
Maps a network share to a drive letter with persistent reconnect at logon, ideal for classic Group Policy logon scripts.
MapNetworkDrive.vbs
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' MapNetworkDrive.vbs
'
' Maps a network share to a drive letter, reconnecting at logon.
' Useful in logon scripts (Group Policy) for classic Windows shops
' still relying on WSH instead of PowerShell.
'
' Usage:
' cscript MapNetworkDrive.vbs
' (edit DRIVE_LETTER / SHARE_PATH below, or pass as arguments:)
' cscript MapNetworkDrive.vbs Z: \\fileserver\shared
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Option Explicit
Dim objNetwork, objArgs
Dim driveLetter, sharePath
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments
If objArgs.Count >= 2 Then
driveLetter = objArgs(0)
sharePath = objArgs(1)
Else
driveLetter = "Z:"
sharePath = "\\fileserver\shared"
End If
' Remove existing mapping on that letter first (ignore errors if not mapped)
On Error Resume Next
objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive driveLetter, True, True
On Error Goto 0
On Error Resume Next
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive driveLetter, sharePath, True ' True = persistent (reconnect at logon)
If Err.Number = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Mapped " & driveLetter & " -> " & sharePath
Else
WScript.Echo "Failed to map " & driveLetter & " -> " & sharePath & _
" (Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description & ")"
End If
On Error Goto 0