On Windows, you can connect to a network directory without connecting to the shared drive first.
Files in Directory( "\\myserver.company.com/source/Users/Smith" );
On macOS, you have to mount the volume first and then connect to the directory using a combination of JSL and AppleScript. Note that you can also modify this script to work on Windows. On macOS only, the user is prompted for a password.
mount = Function( {server},
{Default Local},
If( Host is( "Mac" ),
/* Use osascript to mount the volume.
The user will be prompted for credentials. */
Run Program(
Executable( "/usr/bin/osascript" ),
Options( {"-e", Eval Insert( "mount volume \!"smb://^server^\!"" )} ),
Read Function( "text" )
);
server = Concat Items( Remove( Words( server, "/" ), 1 ), "/" );
Eval Insert( "/Volumes/^server^" );
,
// Windows can use UNC to auto-mount the server.
Eval Insert( "\!\\!\^server^" )
)
);
users = Mount( "myserver.company.com/Users" );
Files In Directory( Eval Insert( "^users^/Smith" ) );