Quote:

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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

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My question is, What does the '/PERSISTENT' do for the "USE E: "\\SERVER\PUBLIC" /PERSISTENT" command? I have used the /PERSISTENT command in combonation with /DELETE to permanently remove a drive mapping (thinking that is what it means, anyway), but why use it when you are just mapping a drive?


TIA,
Rocco