Im confused ...

[plenderj]

Howdy.

I got this piece of code off the microsoft site.
I tried converting it to VB, but that didnt work. So I decided id compile as is and shell out to it from vb.

Anyway, it is just not happening.
Info regarding it can be found on :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ps...lmapi_1sdb.htm

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h> 
#include <svrapi.h>

int main(int argc, char FAR * argv[])
{
   char FAR * pszServerName = NULL;
   short nLevel = 50;
   struct share_info_50* pBuf = NULL;
   unsigned short cbBuffer;
   NET_API_STATUS nStatus;
   //
   // ServerName can be NULL to indicate the local computer.
   //
   if ((argc < 3) || (argc > 4))
   {
      printf("Usage: %s [\\\\ServerName] ShareName SharePath\n", argv[0]);
      exit(1);
   }

   if (argc == 4)
      pszServerName = argv[1];
   //
   // Allocate the memory required to specify a 
   //   share_info_50 structure.
   //
   cbBuffer = sizeof(struct share_info_50);
   pBuf = malloc(cbBuffer);

   if (pBuf == NULL)
      printf("No memory\n");
   //
   // Assign values to the share_info_50 structure.
   //
   strcpy(pBuf->shi50_netname, argv[argc-2]);
   pBuf->shi50_type = STYPE_DISKTREE;
   pBuf->shi50_flags = SHI50F_FULL;
   pBuf->shi50_remark = NULL;
   pBuf->shi50_path = argv[argc-1];
   pBuf->shi50_rw_password[0] = '\0'; // No password
   pBuf->shi50_ro_password[0] = '\0'; // No password
   //
   // Call the NetShareAdd function
   //  specifying information level 50.
   //
   nStatus = NetShareAdd(pszServerName,
                         nLevel,
                         (char FAR *)pBuf,
                         cbBuffer);
   //
   // Display the result of the function call.
   //
   if (nStatus == NERR_Success)
      printf("Share added successfully\n");
   else
      fprintf(stderr, "A system error has occurred: %d\n", nStatus);
   //
   // Free the allocated memory.
   //
   if (pBuf != NULL)
      free(pBuf);

   return 0;
}

Any ideas on how to get it to work ?
All I want to to is be able to shell an executable that will share the current system's C:\ (well, the drive that windows is on, but c:\ will do).

Thanks,
Jamie.

[Joacim Andersson]

The pBuf->shi50_path member must be in all UPPER CASE.

Best regards

[plenderj]

Em you may want to look at this too :
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...3&goto=newpost

It points back to this one, but there's more info there.

- jamie