Create a share (VBScript)

This code can be found in Chapter 8 of Windows XP Cookbook

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' From the book "Windows XP Cookbook"
' ISBN: 0596007256

' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
strComputer = "."
strPath = "d:\perl\lib"
strName = "Perl Libs"
intType = 0 ' share a disk drive resource
intMaxAllowed = 10 
strDescr = "Core Perl modules"
' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
set objWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
set objShare = objWMI.Get("Win32_Share")
intRC = objShare.Create(strPath, strName, intType, intMaxAllowed, strDescr)
if intRC <> 0 then
 WScript.Echo "Error creating share: " & intRC
else
 WScript.Echo "Successfully created share"
end if

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