Question

I want to open a mapped network drive from C# code, but it is password protected, so when I try to open it directly an exception is thrown. Can someone shed light on providing a username and password while opening the this drive? Exception details:

at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(String fileName)

I am just calling System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Z:")

Answer 1

Z: is not a file name. [edit: it’s ok if it’s not password protected, tried executing your code and it worked]

Try using a ProcessStartInfo object as a parameter, as it allows setting a username and password.

And about the FileName parameter from here:

The file name is any application or document. A document is defined to be any file type that has an open or default action associated with it. You can view registered file types and their associated applications for your computer by using the Folder Options dialog box, which is available through the operating system. The Advanced button leads to a dialog box that shows whether there is an open action associated with a specific registered file type.