Provider-Specific Dialog Box Functions

Provider-specific dialog box functions enable a provider to display and handle network-specific information by altering system dialog boxes or displaying custom dialog boxes.

The following dialog box functions add buttons to the File Manager Properties dialog box. The provider can then handle the events of those buttons to perform network-specific tasks. Note that there is a limit to the number of buttons that can be added. Because of this, providers should use this capability sparingly. Also, a provider may find itself unable to add a button because the available space has been used already by other providers. A network provider should handle this situation.

Function	Description
NPGetPropertyText	Determines the names of buttons added to a property dialog box for a specific resource.
NPPropertyDialog	Called when a user clicks a button added by using the NPGetPropertyText function.
NPSearchDialog	Enables network providers to implement their own search functionality beyond that provided in the Connection dialog box.
NPFormatNetworkName	Enables network providers to format or otherwise modify network names before they are presented to the user.