CruiseControl.NET and Mounting a Drive - cruisecontrol.net

Question

I am running CruiseControl.NET as a service but some of the projects that I am building reference things using a network drive. As In H:... instead of \machine\dir. I can't change the project references. How can I mount the H: drive before the project builds or maybe when CruiseControl starts running?

Answer 1

From a command line, you can call "net use" to set up a mapped drive. You might be able to run this from an exec task before the code is compiled.

Answer 2

I've tested the following .bat file and it worked fine using:
- CruiseControl.Net version 1.5.7256.1
- a .bat file running from an <exec> task.
.bat file
ECHO OFF
NET USE \\Server\data /USER:domain\user password
ECHO ON
C:\utils\robocopy.exe C:\build\data \\Server\data *.*
ccnet.config
<project name="ProjectName">
<!-- snip -->
<tasks>
<!-- snip -->
<exec>
<executable>deploy.bat</executable>
<baseDirectory>Configuration\</baseDirectory>
<buildArgs></buildArgs>
<buildTimeoutSeconds>60</buildTimeoutSeconds>
<successExitCodes>0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8</successExitCodes>
</exec>
Notes:
I installed the Cruise Control service using default settings and accounts.
I turn echo off and then on, to prevent user details from being put into build logs.
I got the hint to not use drive letters from this:
Mapping a network drive without hardcoding a drive letter in a batch file
Update: Included ccnet.config syntax

Answer 3

in my ccnet.config:
<exec>
<executable>setup_build.cmd</executable>
<baseDirectory>&BaseDIR;\CruiseControlNET</baseDirectory>
<buildArgs>&BaseDIR;\AllProjectsTFS</buildArgs>
<buildTimeoutSeconds>&BuildTimeoutInSeconds;</buildTimeoutSeconds>
</exec>
And I checked setup_build.cmd under my CruiseControlNet directory in SVN (setup as described in: http://confluence.public.thoughtworks.org/display/CCNET/Configure+CruiseControl.Net+to+Automatically+Update+its+Config+File)
setup_build.cmd contains:
#ECHO OFF
:CHECK_PARAMETERS
IF "%1"=="" GOTO SYNTAX
:PRINT_PARAMETERS
SET BASE_DIRECTORY=%1
ECHO PARAMETERS:
ECHO BaseDirectory: %BASE_DIRECTORY%
ECHO.
:ARTIFACTS_DIRECTORY
ECHO CREATING ARTIFACTS DIRECTORY:
SET ARTIFACTS_DIR=%BASE_DIRECTORY%\Artifacts
ECHO Creating Artifacts Directory in: %ARTIFACTS_DIR%
IF EXIST %ARTIFACTS_DIR% RMDIR /S /Q %ARTIFACTS_DIR%
MKDIR %ARTIFACTS_DIR%
ECHO SUCCESS
ECHO.
:SETUP_NETWORK_DRIVES
ECHO MAPPING NETWORK DRIVES:
IF NOT EXIST H: NET USE H: \\server\share
NET USE
GOTO END
:SYNTAX
ECHO Wrong Arguments:
ECHO SYNTAX: setup_build.cmd [BASE_DIRECTORY]
EXIT /B -1
:END
EXIT /B 0