Error Code 80070043 - The network NAME cannot be found
Troubleshooting Code 80070043 - The network name cannot be found
Watch out for the backslash.
Introduction to Error Code Error 80070043
This error, code 80070043 occurs when you try to map a network drive with a VBScript. A wild guess: you have mistyped the name of your share name.
The Symptoms You Get 80070043
The script does not map the network drive as you had hoped, instead you get a Windows Script Host error message, see diagram.
Note: This is similar to: 800704CF - No network provider. The difference is that
error 80070043 indicates a problem with share, while 800704CF means there
is a problem with the server name.
The Cause of Code 80070043
As ever, check the line number referenced by the error message.
Perhaps the most common error is a missing backslash '/'. For
example, strRemotePath = "\\Bigserver\APPS" instead of
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Another possibility is that you trying to map a network drive and you have
misspelt the share name. The source of the error is WSH.MapNetworkDrive
which gives us a big
clue where to look for the error.
The Solutions to The network name cannot be forund
Double check the share names with the actual name in your script. Open a command prompt and type net view. Alternatively, it could be the server name which is incorrect in
which case you could launch the Run dialog box and type \\ server.
This is a complicated example because the error is reported on line 17.
On close inspection you can see that the variable RemotePath2 was set earlier
in the script and that homf is likely to by a typo for home.
'VBScript 80070043
'Map Network Drive
'
'on error resume next
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set Network1 = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set Network2 = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
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