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how to access network drive with username and password in c#

 In this article we learn how we can connect C# application with network drive to access folders and files with username and password.

Create the following class for connecting with network drive.


using System;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.Threading;


namespace connectnetworkdrive

{

    class ConnectToNetwork

    {

        public class PinvokeWindowsNetworking

        {

            #region Consts

            const int RESOURCE_CONNECTED = 0x00000001;

            const int RESOURCE_GLOBALNET = 0x00000002;

            const int RESOURCE_REMEMBERED = 0x00000003;


            const int RESOURCETYPE_ANY = 0x00000000;

            const int RESOURCETYPE_DISK = 0x00000001;

            const int RESOURCETYPE_PRINT = 0x00000002;


            const int RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_GENERIC = 0x00000000;

            const int RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_DOMAIN = 0x00000001;

            const int RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SERVER = 0x00000002;

            const int RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SHARE = 0x00000003;

            const int RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_FILE = 0x00000004;

            const int RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_GROUP = 0x00000005;


            const int RESOURCEUSAGE_CONNECTABLE = 0x00000001;

            const int RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER = 0x00000002;



            const int CONNECT_INTERACTIVE = 0x00000008;

            const int CONNECT_PROMPT = 0x00000010;

            const int CONNECT_REDIRECT = 0x00000080;

            const int CONNECT_UPDATE_PROFILE = 0x00000001;

            const int CONNECT_COMMANDLINE = 0x00000800;

            const int CONNECT_CMD_SAVECRED = 0x00001000;


            const int CONNECT_LOCALDRIVE = 0x00000100;

            #endregion


            #region Errors

            const int NO_ERROR = 0;


            const int ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = 5;

            const int ERROR_ALREADY_ASSIGNED = 85;

            const int ERROR_BAD_DEVICE = 1200;

            const int ERROR_BAD_NET_NAME = 67;

            const int ERROR_BAD_PROVIDER = 1204;

            const int ERROR_CANCELLED = 1223;

            const int ERROR_EXTENDED_ERROR = 1208;

            const int ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS = 487;

            const int ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER = 87;

            const int ERROR_INVALID_PASSWORD = 1216;

            const int ERROR_MORE_DATA = 234;

            const int ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259;

            const int ERROR_NO_NET_OR_BAD_PATH = 1203;

            const int ERROR_NO_NETWORK = 1222;


            const int ERROR_BAD_PROFILE = 1206;

            const int ERROR_CANNOT_OPEN_PROFILE = 1205;

            const int ERROR_DEVICE_IN_USE = 2404;

            const int ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED = 2250;

            const int ERROR_OPEN_FILES = 2401;


            private struct ErrorClass

            {

                public int num;

                public string message;

                public ErrorClass(int num, string message)

                {

                    this.num = num;

                    this.message = message;

                }

            }



            // Created with excel formula:

            // ="new ErrorClass("&A1&", """&PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A1,7,LEN(A1)-6), "_", " "))&"""), "

            private static ErrorClass[] ERROR_LIST = new ErrorClass[] {

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, "Error: Access Denied"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Error: Already Assigned"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_BAD_DEVICE, "Error: Bad Device"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_BAD_NET_NAME, "Error: Bad Net Name"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_BAD_PROVIDER, "Error: Bad Provider"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_CANCELLED, "Error: Cancelled"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_EXTENDED_ERROR, "Error: Extended Error"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS, "Error: Invalid Address"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Error: Invalid Parameter"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_INVALID_PASSWORD, "Error: Invalid Password"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_MORE_DATA, "Error: More Data"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS, "Error: No More Items"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_NO_NET_OR_BAD_PATH, "Error: No Net Or Bad Path"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_NO_NETWORK, "Error: No Network"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_BAD_PROFILE, "Error: Bad Profile"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_CANNOT_OPEN_PROFILE, "Error: Cannot Open Profile"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_DEVICE_IN_USE, "Error: Device In Use"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_EXTENDED_ERROR, "Error: Extended Error"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED, "Error: Not Connected"),

            new ErrorClass(ERROR_OPEN_FILES, "Error: Open Files"),

        };


            private static string getErrorForNumber(int errNum)

            {

                foreach (ErrorClass er in ERROR_LIST)

                {

                    if (er.num == errNum) return er.message;

                }

                return "Error: Unknown, " + errNum;

            }

            #endregion


            [DllImport("Mpr.dll")]

            private static extern int WNetUseConnection(

                IntPtr hwndOwner,

                NETRESOURCE lpNetResource,

                string lpPassword,

                string lpUserID,

                int dwFlags,

                string lpAccessName,

                string lpBufferSize,

                string lpResult

            );


            [DllImport("Mpr.dll")]

            private static extern int WNetCancelConnection2(

                string lpName,

                int dwFlags,

                bool fForce

            );


            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]

            private class NETRESOURCE

            {

                public int dwScope = 0;

                public int dwType = 0;

                public int dwDisplayType = 0;

                public int dwUsage = 0;

                public string lpLocalName = "";

                public string lpRemoteName = "";

                public string lpComment = "";

                public string lpProvider = "";

            }



            public static string connectToRemote(string remoteUNC, string username, string password)

            {

                return connectToRemote(remoteUNC, username, password, false);

            }


            public static string connectToRemote(string remoteUNC, string username, string password, bool promptUser)

            {

                NETRESOURCE nr = new NETRESOURCE();

                nr.dwType = RESOURCETYPE_DISK;

                nr.lpRemoteName = remoteUNC;

                // nr.lpLocalName = "F:";


                int ret;

                if (promptUser)

                    ret = WNetUseConnection(IntPtr.Zero, nr, "", "", CONNECT_INTERACTIVE | CONNECT_PROMPT, null, null, null);

                else

                    ret = WNetUseConnection(IntPtr.Zero, nr, password, username, 0, null, null, null);


                if (ret == NO_ERROR) return null;

                return getErrorForNumber(ret);

            }


            public static string disconnectRemote(string remoteUNC)

            {

                int ret = WNetCancelConnection2(remoteUNC, CONNECT_UPDATE_PROFILE, false);

                if (ret == NO_ERROR) return null;

                return getErrorForNumber(ret);

            }

        }

    }

}


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