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A RasDialFunc1 function is an application-defined or library-defined callback function that the RasDial function calls when a change of state occurs during a remote access connection process. A RasDialFunc1 function is comparable to a RasDialFunc function, but is enhanced by the addition of two parameters: a handle to the RAS connection, and an extended error code.

VOID WINAPI RasDialFunc1(

HRASCONN hrasconn,	// handle to RAS connection
UINT unMsg,	// type of event that has occurred
RASCONNSTATE rascs,	// connection state about to be entered
DWORD dwError,	// error that may have occurred
DWORD dwExtendedError	// extended error information for some errors
);

Parameters

hrasconn

Provides a handle to the RAS connection, as returned by RasDial.

unMsg

Specifies the type of event that has occurred. Currently, the only event defined is WM_RASDIALEVENT.

rascs

Specifies a RASCONNSTATE enumerator value that indicates the state the RasDial remote access connection process is about to enter.

dwError

Specifies the error that has occurred. If no error has occurred, dwError is zero.

RasDial calls RasDialFunc1 with dwError set to zero upon entry to each connection state. If an error occurs within a state, RasDial calls RasDialFunc1 again with a nonzero dwError value.

In some error cases, the dwExtendedError parameter contains extended error information.

dwExtendedError

Specifies extended error information for certain nonzero values of dwError. For all other values of dwError, dwExtendedError is zero.

The contents of dwExtendedError are defined for values of dwError as follows:

dwError	dwExtendedError
ERROR_SERVER_NOT_RESPONDING	Specifies the NetBIOS error that occurred.
ERROR_NETBIOS_ERROR	Specifies the NetBIOS error that occurred.
ERROR_AUTH_INTERNAL	Specifies an internal diagnostics code.
ERROR_CANNOT_GET_LANA	Specifies a routing error code, which is a RAS error.

Return Values

None.

Remarks

A RasDial connection operation is suspended during a call to a RasDialFunc1 callback function. For that reason, your RasDialFunc1 implementation should generally return as quickly as possible. There are two exceptions to that rule. Asynchronous (slow) devices such as modems often have time-out periods measured in seconds rather than milliseconds; a less-than-prompt return from a RasDialFunc1 function is generally not a problem. The prompt return requirement also does not apply when dwError is nonzero, indicating that an error has occurred. It is safe, for example, to put up an error dialog box and wait for user input.

Your RasDialFunc1 implementation should not depend on the order or occurrence of particular RASCONNSTATE connection states, because this may vary between platforms.

Do not call the RasDial function from within a RasDialFunc1 callback function. You can call the RasGetConnectStatus, RasEnumEntries, RasEnumConnections, RasGetErrorString, and RasHangUp functions from within the callback function. For example, calling RasGetConnectStatus from within a callback function would be useful for determining the name and type of the connecting device.

Note that, for convenience, RasHangUp can be called from within a RasDialFunc1 callback function. However, much of the hang-up processing occurs after the RasDialFunc1 callback function has returned.

RasDialFunc1 is a placeholder for the application-defined or library-defined function name.

See Also

RasDial, RasDialFunc, RasDialFunc2, RASCONNSTATE, RasEnumConnections, RasEnumEntries, RasGetConnectStatus, RasGetErrorString, RasHangUp