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Private Sub Drive1_Change()
Call GetMappedInfo(Drive1.Drive)
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The GetErrorString function listed here uses the FormatMessage function to obtain a text description for the Err.LastDllError value retrieved when errors occur. |
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You'll need a system connected to a network with a remote drive mapped to a local drive in order to test this example. |
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When the drive box selects an unmapped drive, the error message "This network connection does not exist" will be correctly displayed. |
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Under Windows NT, when the drive box selects a mapped drive, the error message "More data is available" will be displayed.1 |
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Wait a minutethe code already retrieves the correct buffer length during the first call to WNetGetConnection. It looks like Windows is returning a buffer value that is not long enough to hold the lpRemoteName parameter. This contradicts the documentation shown above for the lpnLength parameter. |
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Is it a Windows bug? If not, why? If so, how would you work around it? |
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1 Under Windows 95/98, this puzzle works correctly. If you are not using Windows NT, I encourage you to read the puzzle and go directly to the solution, while repeating over and over in your mind, "I will test all my software on Windows NT, I will test all my software on Windows NT. . . ." |
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