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How to have LabVIEW mount a remote SMB Share

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‎05-13-2011 10:32 PM
Last Edited by: Member Example_Scrubber_Suryo ‎10-30-2017 07:59 AM

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Overview
Programmatically mount a remote SMB (Windows) share as a disk drive through LabVIEW.

Description:
This example uses the "System Exec.vi" to execute a system-level command line. In this case, it executes the command to mount a remote SMB (Windows) share as a disk drive, assuming the following parameters:
Windows Domain: DOMAIN
Windows Username: USER
Windows Password: PASSWORD
File Server IP: 127.0.0.1
File Server Share: STORAGE
Desired Mount Point: Z:

Instructions:
To implement this example:

  1. Open the attached "Windows Mount Drive.vi"
  2. In the block diagram, change the listed parameters as they apply to your machine
  3. Run the VI

To execute this example:

  1. Install the required software.
  2. Open the VI and refer the Implement Steps


Requirements
Software
LabVIEW 2012 or compatible

Hardware
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**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**

Joe Daily
National Instruments
Applications Engineer

may the G be with you ....

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