no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
> Is this really a *Compact* Framework question? =A0It sounds like you're
> talking about desktop Windows. =A0This group is about Windows CE/Windows
> Mobile, *not* Windows XP/Windows Vista .NET...
>
> Paul T.

"Charles Teel" <cteel@pocketwatchsoftware.com> wrote in message
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> I'm working on an app that will display a list of shared resources on
> a PC connected to the TCP/IP network. I figured out how to get the
> list of the shared folders and printers on a PC, but I can't figure
> out how to differentiate between the two.
>
> I'm using the DirectoryInfo.GetDirectories() method to get the list of
> shared items (which returns the array of DirectoryInfo objects for the
> shared items on the specified PC).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance

no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
> At least on my CE5 device, DirectoryInfo doesn't indicate anything useful.=

> WNetEnumResources() gives the correct information for folders and printers=
..
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT=

"Charles Teel" <cteel@pocketwatchsoftware.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 31, 11:53 am, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
> Is this really a *Compact* Framework question? It sounds like you're
> talking about desktop Windows. This group is about Windows CE/Windows
> Mobile, *not* Windows XP/Windows Vista .NET...
>
> Paul T.

com> wrote in message news:OxpckxDZIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> OK. So you have a list of resources and the problem is to identify which
> are printers and which are folders, yes? The underlying API for
> enumeration of network resources is WNetEnumResource(). The structure
> returned by that call includes a 'type' field which indicates either
> RESOURCETYPE_DISK or RESOURCETYPE_PRINT. If the DirectoryInfo returns
> don't indicate a type, you may have to P/Invoke directly to the WNet call
> to get the information. I'd look at Attributes, but it's not clear
> whether that would tell you anything or not.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Charles Teel" <cteel@pocketwatchsoftware.com> wrote in message
> news:65e426f7-af70-4040-8a4a-8c6aea2613bc@q21g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 31, 11:53 am, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
> no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
>> Is this really a *Compact* Framework question? It sounds like you're
>> talking about desktop Windows. This group is about Windows CE/Windows
>> Mobile, *not* Windows XP/Windows Vista .NET...
>>
>> Paul T.
>
> Yes, this is a Compact Framework question, because the app is on a
> Windows Mobile Device. Now, the PC that has the file and printer
> shares is going to be a WinXP/Vista machine. But the code I'm writing
> is on the mobile device.
>

com> wrote in message news:uD7NuBEZIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> At least on my CE5 device, DirectoryInfo doesn't indicate anything useful.
> WNetEnumResources() gives the correct information for folders and
> printers.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
> com> wrote in message news:OxpckxDZIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> OK. So you have a list of resources and the problem is to identify which
>> are printers and which are folders, yes? The underlying API for
>> enumeration of network resources is WNetEnumResource(). The structure
>> returned by that call includes a 'type' field which indicates either
>> RESOURCETYPE_DISK or RESOURCETYPE_PRINT. If the DirectoryInfo returns
>> don't indicate a type, you may have to P/Invoke directly to the WNet call
>> to get the information. I'd look at Attributes, but it's not clear
>> whether that would tell you anything or not.
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "Charles Teel" <cteel@pocketwatchsoftware.com> wrote in message
>> news:65e426f7-af70-4040-8a4a-8c6aea2613bc@q21g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jan 31, 11:53 am, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
>> no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
>>> Is this really a *Compact* Framework question? It sounds like you're
>>> talking about desktop Windows. This group is about Windows CE/Windows
>>> Mobile, *not* Windows XP/Windows Vista .NET...
>>>
>>> Paul T.
>>
>> Yes, this is a Compact Framework question, because the app is on a
>> Windows Mobile Device. Now, the PC that has the file and printer
>> shares is going to be a WinXP/Vista machine. But the code I'm writing
>> is on the mobile device.
>>
>
>