DOCERR: RasDial() with Username and Password as Empty Strings

ID: Q130023

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.11

SUMMARY

The documentation for the RasDial() function incorrectly states the possible values for the members of one of the parameters, the RASDIALPARAMS structure. The documentation states:

If both the szUserName and the szPassword members are empty strings (""), Remote Access uses the username and password of the currently logged-on user for authentication.

This API explicitly requires the name and the password for a valid RAS account even if the account belongs to the currently logged-on user. Specifying empty strings for the username and password members of RASDIALPARAMS results in authentication failure.

NOTE: This is only a problem in 16-bit Windows. The Win32 version of the RasDial() function implements it as documented.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork kbdocerr kbAPI kbRAS kbSDKPlatform kbWinOS311 kbGrpNet
Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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