Microsoft KB Archive/140062

= FindFirstFile Returns Error: The Network Name Was Deleted =

Article ID: 140062

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q140062





SYMPTOMS
If you programmatically add a share (NetShareAdd) and immediately run FindFirstFile on the directory just shared, the following error is displayed:

The network name was deleted.

This only happens if the share is created on the local computer.



CAUSE
"Invalid UID or TID" is returned internally because there is no SrvSmbSessionSetupAndX and SrvSmbTreeConnectAndX Server Message Block (SMB) yet.



RESOLUTION
After NetShareAdd, call FindFirstFile more than once. Only the first call returns the error.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
With the correct SHARE_INFO_502 structure, the following code would cause this error:

ret = NetShareAdd(TEXT("\\\\SERVER"),502, (LPBYTE)&si_502,NULL);

if ( ret != 0) {     wprintf(TEXT("NetShareAdd error!")); return; }

if((fh=FindFirstFile(TEXT("\\\\SERVER\\TEST\\*"),&wfd))==  INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE){ ErrorHandler(TEXT("FindFirstFile failed!"));}

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