Saving to smb Folder Share

With major help from Jacques Rioux, I created this script to map a Windows 2008 folder share for our students using our new MacBooks:
display dialog "Please enter your school user name" default answer ""
set the user_name to the text returned of the result
display dialog "Please enter your school password" default answer "" with hidden answer
set pass_word to the text returned of the result
set server_name to "servername"
mount volume "smb://" & user_name & ":" & pass_word & "@" & server_name & "/" & user_name
The script works perfectly - each student's files are visible to them after they have executed the script; however, when a student tries to save to the smb folder share from an application (Word), the smb folder share created on the desktop is not visible. (The students are logging into the Macs with a generic AD username and then authenticating to their folder share using the script).
Curiously, if I create a alias to the smb folder share in the document folder, the user can browse from Save As and save fine to the shortcut. I can also save a doc to the Documents folder and drag it to the smb folder share, and it will transfer with no problem. I have also noticed that, occasionly, the smb folder share is the target of Save As from Word, but I cannot determine why that might be the case. Ideally, that would happen every time the script is run.
The downside of creating an alias of the smb folder share in the Documents folder is that it does not seem to be deleted when the smb folder share is ejected.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
CJ

Still have not found a solution-
Any thoughts??
CJ

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