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In a C++ Windows (XP and NT, if it makes a difference) application I’m working on, I need to get the network name associated with the computer the code is executing on, so that I can convert local filenames from C:\filename.ext to \\network_name\C$\filename.ext. How would I do this?
Alternatively, if there’s a function that will just do the conversion I described, that would be even better. I looked into WNetGetUniversalName, but that doesn’t seem to work with local (C drive) files.
You’ll want Win32’s GetComputerName:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724295(VS.85).aspx