IntelliAdmin.com: Simplify UNC usage in command line batch files
25 February 2007IntelliAdmin.com: Simplify UNC usage in command line batch files
Simplify UNC usage in command line batch files
Many times a UNC path does not work properly in a command line bat file. This is a hold over from DOS, a compromise to ensure backward compatibility.
Command Line UNC
I have found a little known command At least to me. Actually there are two of them.
PUSHD, and POPD
Call PUSHD with a UNC share as a single argument and it automatically maps the UNC share to a drive letter. It starts at Z: and moves backward. So, if we wanted to run a few command line programs within our share we would call it like this:
pushd \\server\share
command1.exe
command2.exe
Command Line UNC PUSHD
When you are finished, and want to remove the mapping you call popd. Putting it all together we have this:
pushd \\server\share
command1.exe
command2.exe
popd
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