System.Connect Method (Word)
Establishes a connection to a network drive.
Syntax
expression .Connect(Path, Drive, Password)
expression Required. A variable that represents a System object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Path |
Required |
String |
The path for the network drive (for example, "\\Project\Info"). |
Drive |
Optional |
Variant |
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 |
Optional |
Variant |
The password, if the network drive is protected with a password. |
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. For recommended best practices on how to do this, see Security Notes for Microsoft Office Solution Developers.
Remarks
Use the Dialogs property with the wdDialogConnect constant to display the Connect To Network Drive dialog box. The following example displays the Connect To Network Drive dialog box, with a preset path shown.
With Dialogs(wdDialogConnect)
.Path = "\\Marketing\Public"
.Show
End With
Example
This example establishes a connection to a network drive (\\Project\Info) protected with the password contained in the String variable, and then assigns the network drive to the next available drive letter.
System.Connect Path:="\\Project\Info", Password:=strPassword
This example establishes a connection to a network drive (\\Team1\Public) and assigns the network drive to the third available drive letter.
System.Connect Path:="\\Team1\Public", Drive:=2