C# Signature:

    [DllImport("Ntdsapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern uint DsMapSchemaGuids(
        IntPtr hDs,
        uint cGuids,
        Guid[] rGuids,
        out IntPtr ppGuidMap);

VB Signature:

    <DllImport("Ntdsapi.dll", CharSet := CharSet.Auto, SetLastError := True)> _
    Friend Shared Function DsMapSchemaGuids(hDs As IntPtr, cGuids As UInteger, rGuids As Guid(), ByRef ppGuidMap As IntPtr) As UInteger
    End Function

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

Requires DsBind, recommend DsUnBind and DsFreeSchemaGuidMap

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string domainController = "domaincontroller.contoso.com";
        string domain = "contoso.com";

        IntPtr phDS = new IntPtr(0);
        IntPtr guidMap = new IntPtr(0);
        uint result;

        Guid[] myGuids = {
        new Guid("{e0fa1e69-9b45-11d0-afdd-00c04fd930c9}"),
        new Guid("{771727b1-31b8-4cdf-ae62-4fe39fadf89e}"),
        new Guid("{d5eb2eb7-be4e-463b-a214-634a44d7392e}"),
        new Guid("{e0fa1e8c-9b45-11d0-afdd-00c04fd930c9}")
        };

        //Result of 0 is successful.
        result = DsBind(domainController, domain, out phDS);

        if (result == 0)
        {
        result = DsMapSchemaGuids(phDS, (uint)myGuids.Length, myGuids, out guidMap);

        DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP[] guidMapResult = parseGuids(guidMap, myGuids.Length, true);
        for (int i = 0; i < guidMapResult.Length; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", myGuids[i], guidMapResult[i].pName);
        }

        result = DsUnBind(phDS);
        }
        else
        {
        Console.WriteLine("Couldn't bind to the domain {0} on domain controller {1}.", domain, domainController);
        }
        Console.ReadKey();

    }

    [DllImport("Ntdsapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern uint DsMapSchemaGuids(
        IntPtr hDs,
        uint cGuids,
        Guid[] rGuids,
        out IntPtr ppGuidMap);

    [DllImport("Ntdsapi.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern void DsFreeSchemaGuidMap(
        IntPtr pGuidMap);

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    internal class GUID
    {
        internal uint Data1;
        internal int Data2;
        internal int Data3;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 8)]
        internal byte[] Data4 = new byte[8];
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    internal struct DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP
    {
        internal GUID guid;
        internal uint guidType;
        internal string pName;
    }

    [DllImport("ntdsapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    static public extern uint DsBind(
      string DomainControllerName,
      string DnsDomainName,
      out IntPtr phDS);

    [DllImport("ntdsapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    static extern uint DsUnBind(
        IntPtr phDS);

    private static DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP[] parseGuids(IntPtr guidMap, int numGuids, bool freePointer)
    {
        int typeSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP));
        DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP[] schemaMap = new DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP[numGuids];
        IntPtr guidPointer = guidMap;

        for (int i = 0; i < numGuids; i++)
        {
        schemaMap[i] = (DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP)Marshal.PtrToStructure(
            new IntPtr
            (
                (long)guidPointer + i * typeSize
            ),
                typeof(DS_SCHEMA_GUID_MAP)
            );
        }

        if (freePointer)
        {
        DsFreeSchemaGuidMap(guidPointer);
        }

        return schemaMap;
    }

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