I need it programatically. I tried FindFirstFile/FindNextFile but recursion is a bit too slow and uses up too much resources. I thought there was a data structure for each partition that had all the partition information including number of files and folders. Kelvin Chikomo

kelprinc wrote: But for interest sake how wld you do it? I guess that would depend on several factors. Am I limited to just C++ code? Is it a console or GUI application? What is my state of mind at that moment? Glad you got it going. "The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own." - Benjamin Disraeli

Let me try it. I want to check both local and global groups. I have spent the whole day struggling Kelvin Chikomo

Thanks let me google XP SP2 Kelvin Chikomo

I see, that is why make me so wonder because i never see this kind of thread before.

What do you mean? Can I get some help please. Kelvin Chikomo

There must be a few articles here on CP on File Permissions. Here is one: (Not CP) http://www.devx.com/cplus/Article/16711[^] this is this.

as i can see from here, your real problem is probably not cout<. I guess that cout statement is a debug output statement. if you want to fix that part, you have to use wcout and it will print properly. Is there any other problem in your code beside printing? * * * -Prakash

kelprinc wrote: So basically i need to get all the information about the shares on my PC using NetShareGetInfo. Use NetShareEnum(NULL, ...) instead. If you need information about a particular share, use NetShareGetInfo(NULL, _T("NameOfShare"), ...). "The words of God are not like the oak leaf which dies and falls to the earth, but like the pine tree which stays green forever." - Native American Proverb

Look up the NetShareGetInfo function in MSDN. Scroll down. See the table at the bottom where it tells you what library the function is implemented in? "Link to Netapi32.lib. Link to Svrapi.lib in Windows Me/98/95." using System.Beer;