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Import Library
mpr.lib
Header File
winnetwk.h
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WinNT
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WNetOpenEnum

The WNetOpenEnum function starts an enumeration of network resources or existing connections.

DWORD WNetOpenEnum(

DWORD dwScope,
// scope of enumeration
DWORD dwType,
// resource types to list
DWORD dwUsage,
// resource usage to list
LPNETRESOURCE lpNetResource,
// pointer to resource structure
LPHANDLE lphEnum
// pointer to enumeration handle buffer
);

Parameters

dwScope

Specifies the scope of the enumeration. This parameter can be one of the following values:

Value
Meaning
RESOURCE_CONNECTED
All currently connected resources (the dwUsage parameter is ignored).
RESOURCE_GLOBALNET
All resources on the network.
RESOURCE_REMEMBERED
All remembered (persistent) connections (dwUsage is ignored).

dwType

Specifies the resource types to enumerate. This parameter can be a combination of the following values:

Value
Meaning
RESOURCETYPE_ANY
All resources (this value cannot be combined with RESOURCETYPE_DISK or RESOURCETYPE_PRINT).
RESOURCETYPE_DISK
All disk resources.
RESOURCETYPE_PRINT
All print resources.

If a network provider cannot distinguish between print and disk resources, it may enumerate all resources.

dwUsage

Specifies the resource usage to be enumerated. This parameter can be a combination of the following values:

Value
Meaning
0
All resources
RESOURCEUSAGE_CONNECTABLE
All connectable resources
RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER
All container resources

This parameter is ignored if the dwScope parameter is not RESOURCE_GLOBALNET.

lpNetResource

Points to a NETRESOURCE structure specifying the container to enumerate.

If this parameter is NULL, the root of the network is assumed. Windows organizes a network as a hierarchy; the root is the topmost container in the network.

If this parameter is not NULL, it must point to a NETRESOURCE structure. This structure can be filled in by the application or be returned by a call to the WNetEnumResource function. The NETRESOURCE structure must specify a container resource; that is, the RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER value must be specified in the dwUsage member.

To enumerate all network resources, an application can begin the enumeration by calling WNetOpenEnum with lpNetResource set to NULL and then use the returned handle with WNetEnumResource to enumerate resources. If one of the resources in the NETRESOURCE array returned by the WNetEnumResource function is a container resource, WNetOpenEnum can be used to open the resource for further enumeration.

If the dwScope parameter is not RESOURCE_GLOBALNET, this parameter must be NULL.

lphEnum

Points to a variable filled with an enumeration handle that can be used in a subsequent call to WNetEnumResource.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.

If the function fails, the return value is an error code. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. GetLastError may return one of the following error codes:

Value
Meaning
ERROR_NOT_CONTAINER
The lpNetResource parameter does not point to a container.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
Either the dwScope or dwType parameter is invalid, or there is a bad combination of parameters.
ERROR_NO_NETWORK
No network is present.
ERROR_EXTENDED_ERROR
A network-specific error occurred. To get a description of the error, use the WNetGetLastError function.

The function returns error codes for compatibility with Windows version 3.1. For compatibility with Windows NT, the function also sets the error code value returned by GetLastError.

Remarks

The WNetOpenEnum function is used to begin enumeration of the resources in a single container. The following examples show the hierarchical structure of a Microsoft LAN Manager network and a Novell Netware network:

LanMan (container, in this case the provider)

ACCOUNTING (container, in this case the domain)

\\ACCTSPAY (container, in this case the server)

PAYFILES (disk)

LASERJET (print)

Netware (container, in this case the provider)

MARKETING (container, in this case the server)

SYS (disk, first one on any Netware server)

ANOTHERVOLUME (disk)

LASERJET (print)

See Also

NETRESOURCE
, WNetCloseEnum, WNetEnumResource, WNetGetLastError


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