Microsoft KB Archive/171724

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PRB: ADsGetObject Invalid Syntax (0x800401e4) If No CoInitialize

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Q171724

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)
 * Microsoft Active Directory Service Interfaces, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.5

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SYMPTOMS
ADSI is based on COM. If you neglect to call CoInitialize or OleInitialize, AdsGetObject, it will return an HRESULT of MK_E_SYNTAX (0x800401e4, "invalid syntax") instead of the more helpful CO_E_NOTINITIALIZED.

RESOLUTION
Call CoInitalize or OleInitialze before calling any ADSI APIs.

STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
This behavior applies to ADSI Rel 1.0 and 1.0 update.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork kbADSI kbAPI kbOSWinNT351 kbOSWinNT400 kbSDKPlatform kbOSWin95 kbGrpDSNet

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbADSISearch kbSDKSearch kbADSI100 kbADSI200 kbADSI250