ADS_OCTET_STRING

The ADS_OCTET_STRING structure is an ADSI representation of the Octet String attribute syntax used in Active Directory and Novell NetWare Directory Services (NDS).

typedef struct ADS_OCTET_STRING {

  DWORD dwLength;

  LPBYTE lpValue;
} ADS_OCTET_STRING, 

*PADS_OCTET_STRING;

Members

dwLength

The size, in bytes, of the character array.

lpValue

Pointer to an array of single byte characters not interpreted by the underlying directory.

Remarks

Memory for the byte array must be allocated separately.

For more information about the Octet String syntax in NDS, see Novell NetWare Directory Services Schema Specification, version 1.1.

Requirements

Client: Included in Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional.
Server: Included in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server.
Redistributable: Requires Active Directory Client Extension on Windows NT 4.0 SP6a and Windows 95/98/Me.
Header: Declared in Iads.h.

See Also

ADSI Structures