Getting error 0x8866 (NO MORE ENTRIES ) while parsing with
NWParseNetWarePath

I am trying to delete a home directory for some user on my NDS setup.
 
I do following to get the path to use for subsequent Netware API

ccode = NWParseNetWarePath(theLocation, &conn, &dirHandle, ppath);

The i/p parameters is
theLocation = "<SeverName>\<VolumeName>:<Path>"

But I am getting error 0x8866 (NO MORE ENTRIES).
The same API works on some of server in our setup but troubles for two 
servers. 
The home directories are created on a volume which is on different server. 
Do I need to consider anything special in this case. But I cannt relate 
the error I am getting with the situation.

Any help !!

Thanks
Sanjay

<sanjayS@sottjo.com> wrote in message 
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>I am trying to delete a home directory for some user on my NDS setup.
>
> I do following to get the path to use for subsequent Netware API
>
> ccode = NWParseNetWarePath(theLocation, &conn, &dirHandle, ppath);
>
> The i/p parameters is
> theLocation =
"<SeverName>\<VolumeName>:<Path>"
>
> But I am getting error 0x8866 (NO MORE ENTRIES).
> The same API works on some of server in our setup but troubles for two
> servers.
> The home directories are created on a volume which is on different server.
> Do I need to consider anything special in this case. But I cannt relate
> the error I am getting with the situation.

While I've never used NWParseNetWarePath (I use NWParsePath), I've dont 
recall encountering error 0x8866 in 15+ years of NetWare programming. Is the 
problem machine specific, or specific to a client version? In particular if 
using 4.9 Sp2, try an earlier client version.

John
DevSup SysOp 24 

> 
> <sanjayS@sottjo.com> wrote in message 
> news:Y1ENf.1889$oh5.1488@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com...
> >I am trying to delete a home directory for some user on my NDS setup.
> >
> > I do following to get the path to use for subsequent Netware API
> >
> > ccode = NWParseNetWarePath(theLocation, &conn, &dirHandle,
ppath);
> >
> > The i/p parameters is
> > theLocation =
"<SeverName>\<VolumeName>:<Path>"
> >
> > But I am getting error 0x8866 (NO MORE ENTRIES).
> > The same API works on some of server in our setup but troubles for
two
> > servers.
> > The home directories are created on a volume which is on different 
server.
> > Do I need to consider anything special in this case. But I cannt
relate
> > the error I am getting with the situation.
> 
> While I've never used NWParseNetWarePath (I use NWParsePath), I've dont 
> recall encountering error 0x8866 in 15+ years of NetWare programming. Is 
the 
> problem machine specific, or specific to a client version? In particular 
if 
> using 4.9 Sp2, try an earlier client version.
> 
> John
> DevSup SysOp 24 
> 
> 

John,
Thanks for your reply.

This not specific to machine or client but to some NDS setup I guess.
Because the same things work fine on other server. 

Can you give some pointers where should I look for ?
I searched extensively only to find one post ( back in 2001) with same 
issue (same error for same API) but it didnt had any useful information 
for me :(

(http://groups.google.com/group/novell.devsup.clib.clib/browse_thread/threa
d/9f6511487c0dad3e/df078ad3f1c924b6?
lnk=st&q=NWParseNetWarePath+returns+0x8866&rnum=1#df078ad3f1c924b6)

Thanks
Sanjay

<sanjayS@sottjo.com> wrote in message 
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>>
>> <sanjayS@sottjo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Y1ENf.1889$oh5.1488@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com...
>> >I am trying to delete a home directory for some user on my NDS
setup.
>> >
>> > I do following to get the path to use for subsequent Netware API
>> >
>> > ccode = NWParseNetWarePath(theLocation, &conn, &dirHandle,
ppath);
>> >
>> > The i/p parameters is
>> > theLocation =
"<SeverName>\<VolumeName>:<Path>"
>> >
>> > But I am getting error 0x8866 (NO MORE ENTRIES).
>> > The same API works on some of server in our setup but troubles for
two
>> > servers.
>> > The home directories are created on a volume which is on
different
> server.
>> > Do I need to consider anything special in this case. But I cannt
relate
>> > the error I am getting with the situation.
>>
>> While I've never used NWParseNetWarePath (I use NWParsePath), I've
dont
>> recall encountering error 0x8866 in 15+ years of NetWare programming.
Is
> the
>> problem machine specific, or specific to a client version? In
particular
> if
>> using 4.9 Sp2, try an earlier client version.
>>
>> John
>> DevSup SysOp 24
>>
>>
>
> John,
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> This not specific to machine or client but to some NDS setup I guess.
> Because the same things work fine on other server.
>
> Can you give some pointers where should I look for ?
> I searched extensively only to find one post ( back in 2001) with same
> issue (same error for same API) but it didnt had any useful information
> for me :(

Given that we have no idea what the problem might be, I'd try using 
NWParsePath instead and hope it doesn't result in the same error.

John
DevSup SysOp 24 

> 
> <sanjayS@sottjo.com> wrote in message 
> news:y2XNf.2802$oh5.2752@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com...
> >>
> >> <sanjayS@sottjo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:Y1ENf.1889$oh5.1488@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com...
> >> >I am trying to delete a home directory for some user on my NDS
setup.
> >> >
> >> > I do following to get the path to use for subsequent Netware
API
> >> >
> >> > ccode = NWParseNetWarePath(theLocation, &conn,
&dirHandle, ppath);
> >> >
> >> > The i/p parameters is
> >> > theLocation =
"<SeverName>\<VolumeName>:<Path>"
> >> >
> >> > But I am getting error 0x8866 (NO MORE ENTRIES).
> >> > The same API works on some of server in our setup but
troubles for 
two
> >> > servers.
> >> > The home directories are created on a volume which is on
different
> > server.
> >> > Do I need to consider anything special in this case. But I
cannt 
relate
> >> > the error I am getting with the situation.
> >>
> >> While I've never used NWParseNetWarePath (I use NWParsePath), I've

dont
> >> recall encountering error 0x8866 in 15+ years of NetWare
programming. 
Is
> > the
> >> problem machine specific, or specific to a client version? In 
particular
> > if
> >> using 4.9 Sp2, try an earlier client version.
> >>
> >> John
> >> DevSup SysOp 24
> >>
> >>
> >
> > John,
> > Thanks for your reply.
> >
> > This not specific to machine or client but to some NDS setup I guess.
> > Because the same things work fine on other server.
> >
> > Can you give some pointers where should I look for ?
> > I searched extensively only to find one post ( back in 2001) with
same
> > issue (same error for same API) but it didnt had any useful
information
> > for me :(
> 
> Given that we have no idea what the problem might be, I'd try using 
> NWParsePath instead and hope it doesn't result in the same error.
> 
> John
> DevSup SysOp 24 
> 
> 


John
One update on this !!

I have written very small program which accepts a path and parse it. I am 
using both the functions now NWParseNetWarePath  and NWParsePath (after 
call to NWParseNetWarePath  fails )

The argument passed is ;

<Server>\<Volume>:<DirectoryPath>
Where 
Server – Name of server
Volume – Physical volume on above server
DirectoryPath – path of directory.
 
Ex.
C:\>ParsePath.exe HOME\VOL1:\DIR2
Where HOME – Name of server
      VOL1 – physical volume on HOME server
      \DIR2 – Directoy path


Now the setup where this is happening is ;

I have created one user on local server and its home directory exists on 
some remote volume (on remote server).

now when I try to parse the path ( in above format) where the server is 
remote I get the error 0x8866 for NWParseNetWarePath  and 0x880F (SERVER 
NO CONN) for NWParsePath. But I can see the server connection in Netware 
connection.
 
One more thing , My application is running as windows service on Win2K. 


With all above setup if I create user with local server ( primary server 
to which I connect in my application or Novell client) and also create the 
home directory on some volume of the same server (local) then every thing 
works fine. 

Is it related to connection , But what is it realy ??

Thanks for your continued support 

Sanjay