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VBS ThinApp Drive Mapping Script

' DECLARE VARIABLES
Dim WSHNetwork, WSHShell, objFSO, objShell
Dim sDrive, sShare, sName

' SET GLOBAL VARIABLES
Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

' SET LOCAL VARIABLES
sDrive = "<DRIVE>:" ' Set the Drive Letter to map
sShare = "\\<SERVER>\<SHARE>" ' Set the share to map the drive letter to
sName = "ThinApp Drive"


Function OnFirstParentStart
     ' Conduct Drive Mapping
     If Not objFSO.DriveExists(sDrive) Then
          WSHNetwork.MapNetworkDrive sDrive, sShare, 0
          objShell.NameSpace(sDrive).Self.Name = sName
     End If

     ' Set the current directory
     WSHShell.CurrentDirectory = sDrive & "<PATH>"  ' Set the Current Directory only if necessary.  Otherwise remark out.
End Function


Function OnLastProcessExit
     ' Unmap Drive
     WSHNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive sDrive, True, True
End Function

The ThinApp Drive Mapping Script can be downloaded from here.

Implementation

To implement, do the following steps:

1. Download the ThinApp Drive Mapping Script (in TXT format) and rename to a file (any name) with a ".VBS" extension.


2. Save the ".VBS" file in the root folder of your ThinApp Project with whatever name you wish.



3. Edit the ".VBS" file and replace the current values for sDrive, sShare, and sName variables to something which matches your network configuration.

Example:
' SET LOCAL VARIABLES
sDrive = "Z:" ' Set the Drive Letter to map
sShare = "\\10.1.1.10\THINAPP$" ' Set the share to map the drive letter to
sName = "My App's ThinApp Drive"

In the example above, this will set the "Z:" drive to be mapped to the "\\10.1.1.10\THINAPP$" share and change it's name in Windows Explorer to "My App's ThinApp Drive".


NOTE: Don't forget to also disable or set WSHShell.CurrentDirectory value to your proper path necessary.



4. After saving your configs, run BUILD.BAT to incorporate these changes.

You are now done! Test your app to ensure the packaged app properly maps the drive before launching and unmaps the drive after closing.