You don't need to parse the output of NET VIEW, since (at least) the ActiveState Perl build has a module Win32::NetResource which can do network enumeration and even network connections (like (un)mapping a new network drive). This might of course be too much, as NET VIEW already does produce the output you need and does all the error handling, but if you maybe want finer control and maybe are not too interested in running under DOS or Windows 3.1, that module could be of interest to you.