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RpcNsEntryExpandNameA function (rpcnsi.h)

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The RpcNsEntryExpandName function expands a name-service entry name. This function is supported by Active Directory.

Note  This function is not supported on Windows Vista and later operating systems.
 

Syntax

RPC_STATUS RpcNsEntryExpandNameA(
  unsigned long EntryNameSyntax,
  RPC_CSTR      EntryName,
  RPC_CSTR      *ExpandedName
);

Parameters

EntryNameSyntax

Syntax of EntryName.

To use the syntax specified in the registry value entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Rpc\NameService\DefaultSyntax, provide a value of RPC_C_NS_SYNTAX_DEFAULT.

EntryName

Pointer to the entry name to expand.

ExpandedName

Returns a pointer to a pointer to the expanded version of EntryName.

Return value

Value Meaning
RPC_S_OK
 The call succeeded.
RPC_S_INCOMPLETE_NAME
 The name is incomplete.
 
Note  For a list of valid error codes, see RPC Return Values.
 

Remarks

An application calls the RpcNsEntryExpandName function to obtain a fully expanded entry name.

The RPC run-time library allocates memory for the returned ExpandedName parameter. The application is responsible for calling the RpcStringFree function for that returned string.

The returned expanded entry name accounts for local name translations and for differences in locally defined naming schema.

Note  This function requires Active Directory support.
 

Note

The rpcnsi.h header defines RpcNsEntryExpandName as an alias which 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 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 rpcnsi.h (include Rpc.h)
Library Rpcns4.lib
DLL Rpcns4.dll

See also

RpcStringFree