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getnameinfo API
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HarleyQuinn
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From the information I can find, it seems that GetNameInfo has superceeded GetHostByAddr (on systems running XP and above for native support).
In response to your original question, it looks like it depends exactly what you want the function to return (for example, GetNameInfo can't return the NetBios name should you be requiring that).
You've probably found these but here are two links detailing what the two functions can do (I've included the GetHostByAddr link as it references GetNameInfo in the remarks and intorduction).
GetNameInfo
GetHostByAddr
Hope this helps
HarleyQuinn
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In response to your original question, it looks like it depends exactly what you want the function to return (for example, GetNameInfo can't return the NetBios name should you be requiring that).
You've probably found these but here are two links detailing what the two functions can do (I've included the GetHostByAddr link as it references GetNameInfo in the remarks and intorduction).
GetNameInfo
GetHostByAddr
Hope this helps
HarleyQuinn
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Carter, hand me my thinking grenades!
You can hang outside in the sun all day tossing a ball around, or you can sit at your computer and do something that matters. - Eric Cartman
Get the most out of Tek-Tips, read FAQ222-2244: How to get the best answers before posting.
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