Declare Function NetDfsAdd Lib "NETAPI32.DLL" (<Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByValDfsEntryPath As String, <Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByValServerName As String, <Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByValShareName As String, <Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal Comment As String, ByVal Flags As Uint32) As Long
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
I had a mapping error using the flag as a long. A DWORD is a unsigned 32 bit int. I modified this to match.
The DFSEntryPath MUST have "\\" at the beginning. The ServerName conversely must NOT have "\\" at the beginning.
Tips & Tricks:
With a Flags value of 1 (DFS_ADD_VOLUME), the call to NetDfsAdd will fail if the link (DFSEntryPath) already exists, even if the target (ServerName, PathName) is new. Use a Flags value of 0 to add multiple targets to the same DFS link.
Please add some!
Sample Code:
// DFS_ADD_VOLUME has a value of 1 - see MSDN docs
NetDfsAdd("\\DfsRoot\Path\Dir", "FileServer", "Share", "Comment", 1);
Alternative Managed API:
Do you know one? Please contribute it!
Also on MSDN, there is a more detailed example of using this API:
The NetDfsAdd function creates a new Distributed File System (Dfs) link or adds targets to an existing link in a Dfs root.
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The NetDfsAdd function creates a new Distributed File System (Dfs) link or adds targets to an existing link in a Dfs root.
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ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
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ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
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ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
4/25/2007 3:19:55 AM - josep1er@cmich.edu-141.209.229.179
ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
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ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
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The NetDfsAdd function creates a new Distributed File System (Dfs) link or adds targets to an existing link in a Dfs root.
11/1/2013 2:13:07 PM - -87.236.26.67
ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
4/25/2007 3:19:55 AM - josep1er@cmich.edu-141.209.229.179
ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
4/25/2007 3:19:55 AM - josep1er@cmich.edu-141.209.229.179
ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
4/25/2007 3:19:55 AM - josep1er@cmich.edu-141.209.229.179
ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
4/25/2007 3:19:55 AM - josep1er@cmich.edu-141.209.229.179
ByVal is a VB keyword that specifies a variable to be passed as a parameter BY VALUE. In other words, if the function or sub changes the value of the internal variable, it does not change the value of the external variable that was passed to it.
4/25/2007 3:19:55 AM - josep1er@cmich.edu-141.209.229.179
The NetDfsAdd function creates a new Distributed File System (Dfs) link or adds targets to an existing link in a Dfs root.
