System.Connect Method
Establishes a connection to a network drive.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub Connect ( _
Path As String, _
ByRef Drive As Object, _
ByRef Password As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As System
Dim Path As String
Dim Drive As Object
Dim Password As Object
instance.Connect(Path, Drive, Password)
void Connect(
string Path,
ref Object Drive,
ref Object Password
)
Parameters
- Path
Type: System.String
Required String. The path for the network drive (for example, "\\Project\Info").
- Drive
Type: System.Object%
Optional Object. A number corresponding to the letter you want to assign to the network drive, where 0 (zero) corresponds to the first available drive letter, 1 corresponds to the second available drive letter, and so on. If this argument is omitted, the next available letter is used.
- Password
Type: System.Object%
Optional Object. The password, if the network drive is protected with a password.
Remarks
Security Avoid using hard-coded passwords in your applications. If a password is required in a procedure, request the password from the user, store it in a variable, and then use the variable in your code.
Use the Dialogs property with the wdDialogConnect constant to display the Connect To Network Drive dialog box.