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#1 2011-11-21 17:46
- scricco
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Net Share Display Name Property is ignored...
Hi,
When I use network drive map feature in Netsetman Pro 3.3.0, the net share display name property is ignored.
In fact, on Windows, in the root of a network share folder, you can create a desktop.ini file, which specifies the display name for the share which will be used in place of the typical share name. This feature enable us to give mapped network shares meaningful names.
Example :
On our Windows server, we share following local folder (note that the folder should be a "System" folder => using "attrib +S" DOS command) :
D:\Partage\Public
In this directory, we add a "Desktop.ini" file which contains theses 2 lines :
[.ShellClassInfo]
NetShareDisplayName=Public Clinical
When I try to map a network drive P: (for instance) on this folder, using DOS command "net use", the network drive is mapped with name "Public Clinical (P:)".
If I use NetSetMan, the network drive is named as following :
"Public (\\srv-admin.mydomain.local) (P:)"
Please, is there a way to take into account "NetShareDisplayName" property when I use NetSetMan network drive mapping feature.
Thanks in advance.
Sébastien.
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#2 2011-11-21 21:32
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Re: Net Share Display Name Property is ignored...
I wasn't aware of that possibility. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll put it on the ToDo. However, there are a lot of tasks waiting already so I can't promise this feature to be modified soon. As a workaround you have the possibility to use your "net use" commands with the Script feature in NetSetMan instead of using the Net Share feature.
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#3 2011-12-05 22:00
- scricco
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Re: Net Share Display Name Property is ignored...
Ok Ilja
I notice that you postpone this bug for future.
I hope you'll fix this "small" problem in next releases.
Thank You.
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#4 2012-02-17 21:17
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Re: Net Share Display Name Property is ignored...
I've worked on this problem but I can't find a proper way to make this work. The official API doesn't even mention this "NetShareDisplayName"-feature and neither did I find any other useful information on this. If you have something that might help finding a solution for this, please let me know. The only workaround I can suggest is to use the Script feature in NetSetMan with a custom "net use" command instead. Sorry.
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#5 2012-04-01 21:55
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Re: Net Share Display Name Property is ignored...
I think I found a solution for this case. It'll be included in the next release 3.4.2 - If you have the possibility to try it out I'd be happy to hear your results.
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