calling NetShareEnum win32api with ctypes

[taghi]

I want to call NetShareEnum, a function from netapi32.dll
NetShareEnum has this definition:

NET_API_STATUS NetShareEnum(
__in LPWSTR servername,
__in DWORD level,
__out LPBYTE *bufptr,
__in DWORD prefmaxlen,
__out LPDWORD entriesread,
__out LPDWORD totalentries,
__inout LPDWORD resume_handle
);

I wrote this code in python 2.5:

from ctypes import *

cname=c_wchar_p ('a-computer-name')
level=c_int(1)
bufptr=create_s tring_buffer('\ 00', 10000)
prefmaxlen=c_in t(9999)
entriesread=c_l ong(0)
totalentries=c_ long(0)
resume=c_long(0 )

netapi32=cdll.L oadLibrary('net api32.dll')
netapi32.NetSha reEnum(cname, level, byref(bufptr), prefmaxlen,
byref(entriesre ad), byref(totalentr ies), byref(resume))

but I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#1 2>", line 1, in <module>
s.NetShareEnum( name, level, byref(bufptr), prefmaxlen,
entriesread, totalentries, resume)
ValueError: Procedure called with not enough arguments (28 bytes
missing) or wrong calling convention

entriesread and totalentries has valid values after call but bufptr is
not.
I pass bufptr to function instead of byref(bufptr) but the error was
same.

[castironpi]

On Aug 28, 12:01*am, taghi <eghli...@gmail .comwrote:

I want to call NetShareEnum, a function from netapi32.dll
NetShareEnum has this definition:

NET_API_STATUS NetShareEnum(
* __in * * LPWSTR servername,
* __in * * DWORD level,
* __out * *LPBYTE *bufptr,
* __in * * DWORD prefmaxlen,
* __out * *LPDWORD entriesread,
* __out * *LPDWORD totalentries,
* __inout *LPDWORD resume_handle
);

I wrote this code in python 2.5:

from ctypes import *

cname=c_wchar_p ('a-computer-name')
level=c_int(1)
bufptr=create_s tring_buffer('\ 00', 10000)
prefmaxlen=c_in t(9999)
entriesread=c_l ong(0)
totalentries=c_ long(0)
resume=c_long(0 )

netapi32=cdll.L oadLibrary('net api32.dll')
netapi32.NetSha reEnum(cname, level, byref(bufptr), prefmaxlen,
byref(entriesre ad), byref(totalentr ies), byref(resume))

but I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
* File "<pyshell#1 2>", line 1, in <module>
* * s.NetShareEnum( name, level, byref(bufptr), prefmaxlen,
entriesread, totalentries, resume)
ValueError: Procedure called with not enough arguments (28 bytes
missing) or wrong calling convention

entriesread and totalentries has valid values after call but bufptr is
not.
I pass bufptr to function instead of byref(bufptr) but the error was
same.

Taghi,

I just learned how to do this myself. I tested this revision on WinXP
Python 2.5.

from ctypes import *
netapi32= cdll.LoadLibrar y( 'netapi32.dll' )

cname=c_wchar_p ('[mycompname]')
level=c_int(1)
#bufptr=create_ string_buffer(' \00', 10000)
bufptr=c_void_p (0)
prefmaxlen=c_in t(9999)
entriesread=c_l ong(0)
totalentries=c_ long(0)
resume=c_long(0 )

prototype= WINFUNCTYPE( c_int,
c_wchar_p,
c_int,
POINTER( c_void_p ),
c_int,
POINTER( c_long ),
POINTER( c_long ),
POINTER( c_long )
)
NetShareEnum= prototype( ( "NetShareEn um", netapi32 ) )

result= NetShareEnum(cn ame,
level,
pointer(bufptr) ,
prefmaxlen,
byref(entriesre ad),
byref(totalentr ies),
byref(resume)
)

print result
print cname, level, bufptr, prefmaxlen, entriesread, totalentries,
resume
The 'bufptr' parameter receives a pointer to a buffer on return, which
you then have to free using NetApiBufferFre e. Here is my output:

0
c_wchar_p(u'[mycompname]') c_long(1) c_void_p(238250 4) c_long(9999)
c_long(2) c_l
ong(2) c_long(0)

'bufptr' now points to an array of SHARE_INFO_1 structures, which you
will have to define too. It copied 2/2 entries, or 'entriesread' /
'totalentries'. Return 0 indicates success.

[Tim Golden]

taghi wrote:

I wrote this code in python 2.5:

from ctypes import *

.... snip ...

netapi32=cdll.L oadLibrary('net api32.dll')

This is your problem: netapi32 is a windows
DLL and needs to be attached as such:

netapi32 = windll.LoadLibr ary ("netapi32.dll" )

or, more simply:

netapi32 = windll.net32api

But see my other post re this function in pywin32

TJG

[Tim Golden]

taghi wrote:

I wrote this code in python 2.5:

from ctypes import *

.... snip ...

netapi32=cdll.L oadLibrary('net api32.dll')

This is your problem: netapi32 is a windows
DLL and needs to be attached as such:

netapi32 = windll.LoadLibr ary ("netapi32.dll" )

or, more simply:

netapi32 = windll.netapi32

But see my other post re this function in pywin32

TJG

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:01:23 -0300, taghi <eg******@gmail .comescribi�:

I want to call NetShareEnum, a function from netapi32.dll
NetShareEnum has this definition:
[...]
netapi32=cdll.L oadLibrary('net api32.dll')
netapi32.NetSha reEnum(cname, level, byref(bufptr), prefmaxlen,
byref(entriesre ad), byref(totalentr ies), byref(resume))

but I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#1 2>", line 1, in <module>
s.NetShareEnum( name, level, byref(bufptr), prefmaxlen,
entriesread, totalentries, resume)
ValueError: Procedure called with not enough arguments (28 bytes
missing) or wrong calling convention

Try with netapi32=windll .netapi32 instead

--
Gabriel Genellina