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"nivekski" <nevikski@tisconi.com> wrote in message
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> Using C++Builder 6 I want to share an existing folder to it
> is read/write on the local network.Can this be done?

Did you look at the WNetAddConnection...() functions yet?


Gambit

Yes I have thanks. And yep that seems like just the thing.
However being new to BuilderC++, spent many years in VB and Delphi, I am a 
bit of a newcomer to this language, so how do you run a api function in C++ 
please.

Thanks


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"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message 
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> "nivekski" <nevikski@tisconi.com> wrote in message
> news:449b2212$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>> Using C++Builder 6 I want to share an existing folder to it
>> is read/write on the local network.Can this be done?
>
> Did you look at the WNetAddConnection...() functions yet?
>
>
> Gambit
>
> 

The code below returns the following errors
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(44): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'wchar_t'
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(44): E2141 Declaration syntax error
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(46): E2034 Cannot convert 'wchar_t' to 'wchar_t *'
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(50): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'wchar_t *'
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(51): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'wchar_t *'
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(63): E2034 Cannot convert 'int' to 'wchar_t *'
[C++ Error] mtt.cpp(63): E2342 Type mismatch in parameter 'servername' 
(wanted 'wchar_t *', got 'wchar_t')

Any thoughts please folks?

void __fastcall TmainForm::create_share(void)
{

  NET_API_STATUS res;
  SHARE_INFO_2 p;
  DWORD parm_err = 0;
  wchar_t shareName = "DTTServer"

  p.shi2_netname = TEXT(shareName);
  p.shi2_type = STYPE_DISKTREE; // disk drive
  p.shi2_remark = TEXT(shareName);
  p.shi2_permissions = ACCESS_ALL;
  p.shi2_max_uses = -1;
  p.shi2_current_uses = 0;
  p.shi2_path = TEXT("C:\\DTTServer\\");
  p.shi2_passwd = NULL; // no password

  res=NetShareAdd(shareName, 2, (LPBYTE) &p, &parm_err);
  if(res==0) re1->Text = "Share created.\n";
  else re1->Text = "Error: %u\tparmerr=%u\n", res, parm_err;


}


Thanks

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"nivekski" <nevikski@tisconi.com> wrote in message 
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> Yes I have thanks. And yep that seems like just the thing.
> However being new to BuilderC++, spent many years in VB and Delphi, I am a 
> bit of a newcomer to this language, so how do you run a api function in 
> C++ please.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> -- 
> Nevikski
> www.kevsbox.com
> "Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message 
> news:449bc1af$5@newsgroups.borland.com...
>>
>> "nivekski" <nevikski@tisconi.com> wrote in message
>> news:449b2212$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>>
>>> Using C++Builder 6 I want to share an existing folder to it
>>> is read/write on the local network.Can this be done?
>>
>> Did you look at the WNetAddConnection...() functions yet?
>>
>>
>> Gambit
>>
>>
>
> 

The arguments in the function prototype I found are:

  NetShareAdd (
    const char *,
    short ,
    const char * ,
    unsigned short);

but the code you show calls it as if it were:

  NetShareAdd (
    wchar_t,
    short,
    const unsigned char *,
    unsigned long);

.  Ed

> nivekski wrote in message
> news:449bf567@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> The code below returns the following errors
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(44): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'wchar_t'
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(44): E2141 Declaration syntax error
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(46): E2034 Cannot convert 'wchar_t' to 'wchar_t *'
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(50): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'wchar_t *'
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(51): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'wchar_t *'
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(63): E2034 Cannot convert 'int' to 'wchar_t *'
> [C++ Error] mtt.cpp(63): E2342 Type mismatch in parameter 'servername' 
> (wanted 'wchar_t *', got 'wchar_t')
>
> Any thoughts please folks?
>
> void __fastcall TmainForm::create_share(void)
> {
>
>  NET_API_STATUS res;
>  SHARE_INFO_2 p;
>  DWORD parm_err = 0;
>  wchar_t shareName = "DTTServer"
>
>  p.shi2_netname = TEXT(shareName);
>  p.shi2_type = STYPE_DISKTREE; // disk drive
>  p.shi2_remark = TEXT(shareName);
>  p.shi2_permissions = ACCESS_ALL;
>  p.shi2_max_uses = -1;
>  p.shi2_current_uses = 0;
>  p.shi2_path = TEXT("C:\\DTTServer\\");
>  p.shi2_passwd = NULL; // no password
>
>  res=NetShareAdd(shareName, 2, (LPBYTE) &p, &parm_err);
>  if(res==0) re1->Text = "Share created.\n";
>  else re1->Text = "Error: %u\tparmerr=%u\n", res, parm_err;

"nivekski" <nevikski@tisconi.com> wrote in message
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>   wchar_t shareName = "DTTServer"

You are trying to assign a char* string to a single wchar_t character.  That
will never work.  You need to declare it as a char* instead, ie:

    char *shareName = "DTTServer"

Or, because you are using the TEXT macro for the rest of the code, as this
instead:

    LPTSTR shareName = TEXT("DTTServer")

If you use this second one, then get rid of the TEXT macro in the other
places that you are using that string:

    p.shi2_netname = shareName;
    p.shi2_remark = shareName;


Gambit

Thanks Remy

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"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message 
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> "nivekski" <nevikski@tisconi.com> wrote in message
> news:449bf567@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>>   wchar_t shareName = "DTTServer"
>
> You are trying to assign a char* string to a single wchar_t character. 
> That
> will never work.  You need to declare it as a char* instead, ie:
>
>    char *shareName = "DTTServer"
>
> Or, because you are using the TEXT macro for the rest of the code, as this
> instead:
>
>    LPTSTR shareName = TEXT("DTTServer")
>
> If you use this second one, then get rid of the TEXT macro in the other
> places that you are using that string:
>
>    p.shi2_netname = shareName;
>    p.shi2_remark = shareName;
>
>
> Gambit
>
>