WNetAddConnection info  Overview  Group

The WNetAddConnection function enables the calling application to connect a local device to a network resource. A successful connection is persistent, meaning that Windows automatically restores the connection during subsequent logon operations.

This function is provided for compatibility with earlier versions of Microsoft Windows. For new applications, use the WNetAddConnection2 function.

DWORD WNetAddConnection(

Parameters

lpRemoteName

Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the network resource to connect to.

lpPassword

Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the password to be used to make a connection. This parameter is usually the password associated with the current user.

If this parameter is NULL, the default password is used. If the string is empty, no password is used.

lpLocalName

Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of a local device to be redirected, such as F: or LPT1. The case of the characters in the string is not important. If the string is NULL, a connection to the network resource is made without redirecting the local device.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.

If the function fails, the return value is an error code. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. GetLastError may return one of the following error codes:

The function returns error codes and sets the error code values returned by GetLastError.

See Also

WNetAddConnection2, WNetCancelConnection, WNetCancelConnection2, WNetGetConnection, WNetGetLastError