Im confused ...

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

Code:

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#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;
}

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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.

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

Best regards

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