Help converting a script to a powershell script

[jobejoe]

Hi people, I have a script that we use to map network drives on our Surface RTs, it runs on login asks them for their username and password and then maps the drives dependent on what they input. I'll copy the script below for you to see. I've been asked if I can create a powershell script to do the same thing, but I am struggling to get it to work how I intend as I am completely new to powershell. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I think the original script was taken from here and edited a bit to fit our needs.

 

I just looked and it was Sted from this forum that originally created this script, so thank you!

 

echo off

rem mapdrive prompt v3 20-09-13

net use N: /delete

net use T: /delete

net use W: /delete

 

 

rem echo %mapu%

 

 

set /p str=Enter Username:

rem echo %str%

set str2=%str:~0,2%

rem echo %str2%

rem echo %stra%

rem decide what year group by first character

if %str2%==08 goto equals1

if %str2%==09 goto equals2

if %str2%==10 goto equals3

if %str2%==11 goto equals4

if %str2%==12 goto equals5

if %str2%==13 goto equals6

if %str2%==14 goto equals7

if %str2%==15 goto equals8

 

 

 

rem echo not 0-15 so presumably staff

 

 

net use N: \\fpg-fs01\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents" /user:%str% *

net use T: \\fpg-fs01\StaffShared

 

 

rem echo

 

 

goto end

 

 

:equals1

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals2

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals3

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: \\fpg-fs02"RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals4

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals5

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals6

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\%str%$ /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals7

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\intake14\%str% /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:equals8

net use N: \\fpg-fs02\intake15\%str% /user:%str% *

net use W: "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"

goto end

 

 

:end

Edited January 28, 2016 by jobejoe

[themightymrp]

I can't guarantee this is exactly right (or as neat as it could no doubt be) but it may be fairly close with a few tweaks:

 

$User = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input your username'
$year = $user.substring(0,2)

get-psdrive N, T, W | remove-psdrive

If ($year -Match "08" -or "09" -or "10" -or "11" -or "12" -or "13" -or "14" -or "15) {New-PSDrive –Name "N" –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs02\$user$"} 
Else {New-PSDrive –Name "N" –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs01\$user$"}

If ($year -Match "08" -or "09" -or "10" -or "11" -or "12" -or "13" -or "14" -or "15) {New-PSDrive –Name "W" –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"} 
Else {New-PSDrive –Name "W" –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"}

If ($year -NotMatch "08" -or "09" -or "10" -or "11" -or "12" -or "13" -or "14" -or "15) {New-PSDrive –Name "T" –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs01\StaffShared"} 

[themightymrp]

Sorry, edit that above. I have too many quotes in there that don't need to be:

 

$User = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input your username'
$year = $user.substring(0,2)

get-psdrive N, T, W | remove-psdrive

If ($year -Match "08" -or "09" -or "10" -or "11" -or "12" -or "13" -or "14" -or "15") {New-PSDrive –Name N –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs02\$user$} 
Else {New-PSDrive –Name N –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs01\$user$}

If ($year -Match "08" -or "09" -or "10" -or "11" -or "12" -or "13" -or "14" -or "15") {New-PSDrive –Name W –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents} 
Else {New-PSDrive –Name W –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents}

If ($year -NotMatch "08" -or "09" -or "10" -or "11" -or "12" -or "13" -or "14" -or "15") {New-PSDrive –Name T –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs01\StaffShared} 

[themightymrp]

SORRY!!!!

 

Final code, much tidied

 

$User = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input your username'
$year = $user.substring(0,2)

get-psdrive N, T, W | remove-psdrive

If ($year -Match '08|09|10|11|12|13|14|15') {New-PSDrive –Name N –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs02\$user$} 
Else {New-PSDrive –Name N –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs01\$user$}

{New-PSDrive –Name W –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs02\RMShared Documents"} 

If ($year -NotMatch '08|09|10|11|12|13|14|15') {New-PSDrive –Name T –PSProvider FileSystem –Root \\fpg-fs01\StaffShared}

[jobejoe]

Thank you, I will give this a try and see how I get on

 

One thing I did see when trying to figure this out is the get-credential command for the username and password, it also seems to bring up a more user friendly login interface, can that be used here or is the way you have done it the best way.

 

It's school kids using this so just want it as simplified for them as possible, haha.

 

THank you so much for your help so far, life saver.

Edited January 29, 2016 by jobejoe

[themightymrp]

No worries. Looking at it again with fresh morning eyes, you probably don't need the {} brackets around the line which maps the W drive

 

I'm still feeling my way through powershell myself so when I saw this thread I thought it would be a good challenge

[themightymrp]

Hi there

 

Yes you could use the get-credential by changing the start of the script to something like this:

 

$cred = Get-Credential
$User = $cred.username
$year = $user.substring(13,2)

 

The numbers in the brackets denote how far along the username to start picking out letters/numbers and how many characters to read. For me I enter my credentials in the form domain\username - if I want to work with the username section, I want to start 13 characters in so that it doesn't read the domain name and the '\'

 

It depends how you want users to enter their username really

[jobejoe]

This does work, the only issue I am having is when a student logs off and another comes along and logs in, the script runs and they input their details. It won't map the shared drive as it's already been logged into by the previous user. Which is strange as it works perfectly fine when doing the same thing with the batch script.

[jobejoe]

I got this working how I wanted, below is the final script I used. I needed FQDN for the shares it seems, but it's all working now thankfully.

 

Really appreciate your help themightymrp, thanks once again.

 

Code:

Net use N: /delete

Net use W: /delete

Net use T: /delete

 

 

$cred = Get-Credential

$User = $cred.username

$year = $user.substring(0,2)

 

 

If ($year -Match '09|10|11|12|13|14|15') {New-PSDrive –Name N –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs02.fpgs.internal\$user$" -credential $cred -Persist -Scope Global}

Else {New-PSDrive –Name N –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs01.fpgs.internal\$user$" -credential $cred -Persist -Scope Global}

 

 

New-PSDrive –Name W –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs02.fpgs.internal\RMShared Documents" -credential $cred -Persist -Scope Global

 

 

If ($year -NotMatch '09|10|11|12|13|14|15') {New-PSDrive –Name T –PSProvider FileSystem –Root "\\fpg-fs01.fpgs.internal\StaffShared" -credential $cred -Persist -Scope Global}

Edited February 2, 2016 by jobejoe

[themightymrp]

Nicely done! Sorry I didn't get back to you this morning, I didn't get any free time.

 

I see you had to modify the lines to map the drives to use the -credential parameter, didn't think about that bit. I'm glad I pointed you in the right direction anyway