How do I share folders that my windows application create with other computers on the network and also make it possible for other computers on the network to alter files in the folder at code level.

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I need a routine with which I can share folders that my windows application create with other computers on the network and also make it possible for other computers on the network to alter files in the folder.I know that by right clicking a folder and clicking sharing and security one can manually share a folder and make the files editable. What I want to know is can I get this done by using codes ones my application creates the folder rather than manually?

Posted 22-Aug-11 0:55am

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Updated 27-Aug-11 9:54am

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barneyman · Answer 1 · 2011-08-22T01:53:00

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have a look at this on CP[^]

Posted 22-Aug-11 1:53am

barneyman

buyong · Answer 2 · 2011-08-30T20:00:00

from MSDN:
NetShareAdd
The NetShareAdd function shares a server resource.

Security Requirements
Only members of the Administrators or Account Operators local group or those with Communication, Print, or Server operator group membership can successfully execute NetShareAdd. The Print operator can add only Printer queues. The Communication operator can add only communication-device queues.

NET_API_STATUS NetShareAdd(
LPWSTR servername,
DWORD level,
LPBYTE buf,
LPDWORD parm_err
);

Parameters
servername
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the remote server on which the function is to execute. A NULL pointer or string specifies the local computer.
level
Specifies one of the following values to set the level of information provided. Value Meaning
2 The buf parameter points to an array of SHARE_INFO_2 structures.
502 The buf parameter points to an array of SHARE_INFO_502 structures.

buf
Pointer to the buffer in which the data set with the level parameter is stored.
parm_err
Optional pointer to a DWORD that contains the index of the first parameter that causes ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER. If NULL, the parameter is not returned on error.
Return Values
If the function returns account information, the return value is NERR_Success.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED The user does not have access to the requested information.
ERROR_INVALID_LEVEL The value specified for the Level parameter is invalid.
ERROR_INVALID_NAME The character or file system name is invalid.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER The specified parameter is invalid.
NERR_DuplicateShare The sharename is already in use on this server.
NERR_RedirectedPath The operation is invalid for a redirected resource. The specified device name is assigned to a shared resource.
NERR_UnknownDevDir The device or directory does not exist.

QuickInfo
Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
Windows CE: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in lmshare.h.
Import Library: Use netapi32.lib (Windows NT) or svrapi.lib (Windows 95).

See Also
Networking (Net) Overview, Net Functions, NetShareDel