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KiXtart Command Reference

USE

action

Enables you to list the current connections. Also enables you to connect a device, such as a drive or a printer, to a network resource; or to disconnect a device from a network resource.

syntax

USE LIST

USE <* | "device" | "resource"> /DELETE [/PERSISTENT]

USE ["device"] <"resource"> [/USER:user] [/PASSWORD:password] [/PERSISTENT]

remarks

Use USE “*” /DELETE to delete all current connections except those to a NETLOGON share and those to the drive or share from which KiXtart was started.

If a resource name contains non-alphanumeric characters (such as - or +), you must enclose the name in quotation marks.

On Windows NT only, you can use the /USER and /PASSWORD parameters, which allows you to override the security context of the current user.

Check the value of @ERROR to see if USE was successful (a value of 0 indicates success).

examples

USE E:    "\\SERVER\PUBLIC" /PERSISTENT

USE * /DELETE

USE E:    "\\SERVER\PUBLIC"    /user:Yogi    /password:Bear

USE E:    "\\SERVER\PUBLIC"

USE LPT1: "\\SERVER\LASER"    /user:testlan\USER1

USE L: /DEL

USE LIST

USE H: @HOMESHR   ; connect to user's home share

IF @ERROR = 0

    H:         ;

    CD @HOMEDIR   ; change directory to user's home directory

ENDIF