WNetGetNetworkInformationA function (winnetwk.h)
The WNetGetNetworkInformation function returns extended information about a specific network provider whose name was returned by a previous network enumeration.
Syntax
DWORD WNetGetNetworkInformationA(
[in] LPCSTR lpProvider,
[out] LPNETINFOSTRUCT lpNetInfoStruct
);
Parameters
[in] lpProvider
Pointer to a constant null-terminated string that contains the name of the network provider for which information is required.
[out] lpNetInfoStruct
Pointer to a NETINFOSTRUCT structure. The structure describes characteristics of the network.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.
If the function fails, the return value is a system error code, such as one of the following values.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
|
The lpProvider parameter does not match any running network provider. |
|
The cbStructure member of the NETINFOSTRUCT structure does not contain a valid structure size. |
Remarks
Note
The winnetwk.h header defines WNetGetNetworkInformation as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | winnetwk.h |
| Library | Mpr.lib |
| DLL | Mpr.dll |