NetGetDCName (netapi32)
Last changed: -213.207.151.22

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Summary
TODO - a short description

C# Signature:

[DllImport("Netapi32.dll")]

static extern NetApiStatus NetApiBufferFree(IntPtr Buffer);

[DllImport("Netapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)]

static extern NetApiStatus NetGetDCName(string serverName, string domainName, out IntPtr buffer);

VB Signature:

(TODO)

User-Defined Types:

public enum NetApiStatus

{

    Success = 0,
    DCNotFound = 2453

}

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

public static string GetDCName()

{

    IntPtr domainInfo = IntPtr.Zero;
    string dcName = String.Empty;

    try
    {
        NetApiStatus result = NetGetDCName(null, null, out domainInfo);
        if (result == NetApiStatus.Success)
        {
            dcName = Marshal.PtrToStringAuto(domainInfo);
        }
    }
    finally
    {
        NetApiBufferFree(domainInfo);
    }

    return dcName;

}

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