System.Connect(String, Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

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Establishes a connection to a network drive.

public void Connect (string Path, ref object Drive, ref object Password);

abstract member Connect : string * obj * obj -> unit

Public Sub Connect (Path As String, Optional ByRef Drive As Object, Optional ByRef Password As Object)

Parameters

Path: String

Required String. The path for the network drive (for example, "\Project\Info").

Drive: 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: 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.

Applies to