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BTW, why do you do this odd concatenation?
$M=\\ares\callcenter + "$"

Strings should always be in quotes.
$M="\\ares\callcenter$"

Why not just use the string inline?
USE M: "\\ares\callcenter$"




The share I'm mapping to is a hidden share so I thought I would need to enclose the $ in quotes in order to display it in the path.