HostConnectDrive Method (IntPtr, String, String, NetworkCredential, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

public static string ConnectDrive(
	IntPtr winOwner,
	string localName,
	string remoteName,
	NetworkCredential credentials,
	bool prompt,
	bool updateProfile,
	bool saveCredentials
)

Public Shared Function ConnectDrive ( 
	winOwner As IntPtr,
	localName As String,
	remoteName As String,
	credentials As NetworkCredential,
	prompt As Boolean,
	updateProfile As Boolean,
	saveCredentials As Boolean
) As String

public:
static String^ ConnectDrive(
	IntPtr winOwner, 
	String^ localName, 
	String^ remoteName, 
	NetworkCredential^ credentials, 
	bool prompt, 
	bool updateProfile, 
	bool saveCredentials
)

static member ConnectDrive : 
        winOwner : IntPtr * 
        localName : string * 
        remoteName : string * 
        credentials : NetworkCredential * 
        prompt : bool * 
        updateProfile : bool * 
        saveCredentials : bool -> string 

Parameters

winOwner

Type: SystemIntPtr
Handle to a window that the provider of network resources can use as an owner window for dialog boxes.

localName

Type: SystemString
The name of a local device to be redirected, such as "F:". When localName is or string.Empty, the last available drive letter will be used. Letters are assigned beginning with Z:, then Y: and so on.

remoteName

Type: SystemString
The network resource to connect to. The string can be up to MAX_PATH characters in length.

credentials

Type: System.NetNetworkCredential
An instance of NetworkCredential which provides credentials for password-based authentication schemes such as basic, digest, NTLM, and Kerberos authentication.

prompt

Type: SystemBoolean
always pops-up an authentication dialog box.

updateProfile

Type: SystemBoolean
successful network resource connections will be saved.

saveCredentials

Type: SystemBoolean
When the operating system prompts for a credential, the credential should be saved by the credential manager when true.

Return Value

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