MATLAB: How to access UNC path with credentials

Question

I am looking for the ways to access UNC paths which require credentials. I am currently using Matlab 2016b. Please help.

Answer 1

There's no direct way to access them in matlab. You probably could go through Java, or if on Windows, through .Net, but probably the simplest would be to mount the UNC through the OS. if on windows:

drivename = 'U:';  %whichever you want
unc = '\\somewhere\somepath\
user = 'username';
password = 'password';
system(sprintf('net use %s "%s" /user:%s %s', drivename, unc, user, password));