getting Mapped Network Drives

[dexeloper]

Can anyone say why this code only returns internal drives and not any mapped network drives.

set objFSO = server.createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set objDrives = objFSO.drives
for each drive in objDrives
strDrives = strDrives & drive.driveletter next
response.write(strDrives)

 

[ChrisHirst]

because mapped drives are usually only mapped when a user logs on. As there is normally no one logged on at the server console, therefore no mapped drives.



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[dexeloper]

This is running on my machine - and I'm signed on.

 

[ignoreme]

Would it because a mapped drive is not physically on your machine? FSO can only see what is physical. Mapped drive links are just pointers to other locations on other machines (via network).




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[DreXor]

mapped drives will show up in FSO.Drives, the problem is accessibility, when you map a network drive you have to supply credentials, if you dont you'll be prompted to sign in, as in .. you set the map drive up as admin, but log in as a user, the user will be prompted for login info for that drive/machine respectively.

when IIS/FSO attempt to access the drive it's as the Everyone/IUSR_WebServerName accounts, and if those have not been specified as allowable on the other machine via share permissions, the drive will not be connectable via FSO.

i've had problems with it in the past as well, normally i'll just add IUSR_WebServer to the share permissions on the shared side and modify the mapped credentials to reflect that of iusr.



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[DreXor]

more specific information straight from MS link

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[dexeloper]

many thanks DreXor, that makes sense