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SnmpGetTranslateMode function (winsnmp.h)

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[SNMP is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. Instead, use Windows Remote Management, which is the Microsoft implementation of WS-Man.]

The WinSNMP SnmpGetTranslateMode function returns the current setting of the entity and context translation mode to a WinSNMP application. The entity and context translation mode affects the interpretation and return of WinSNMP input and output string parameters.

Syntax

SNMPAPI_STATUS SNMPAPI_CALL SnmpGetTranslateMode(
  [out] smiLPUINT32 nTranslateMode
);

Parameters

[out] nTranslateMode

Pointer to an unsigned long integer variable to receive the entity and context translation mode in effect for the Microsoft WinSNMP implementation. This parameter can be one of the following values.

Value Meaning
SNMPAPI_TRANSLATED
 The implementation uses its database to translate user-friendly names for SNMP entities and managed objects. The implementation translates them into their SNMPv1 or SNMPv2C components.
SNMPAPI_UNTRANSLATED_V1
 The implementation interprets SNMP entity parameters as SNMP transport addresses, and context parameters as SNMP community strings. For SNMPv2 destination entities, the implementation creates outgoing SNMP messages that contain a value of zero in the version field.
SNMPAPI_UNTRANSLATED_V2
 The implementation interprets SNMP entity parameters as SNMP transport addresses, and context parameters as SNMP community strings. For SNMPv2 destination entities, the implementation creates outgoing SNMP messages that contain a value of 1 in the version field.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is SNMPAPI_SUCCESS.

If the function fails, the return value is SNMPAPI_FAILURE. If SnmpGetTranslateMode fails, the value of the nTranslateMode parameter has no meaning for the application. To get extended error information, call SnmpGetLastError specifying a NULL value in its session parameter. The SnmpGetLastError function can return one of the following errors.

Return code Description
SNMPAPI_NOT_INITIALIZED
 The SnmpStartup function did not complete successfully.
SNMPAPI_ALLOC_ERROR
 An error occurred during memory allocation.
SNMPAPI_OTHER_ERROR
 An unknown or undefined error occurred.

Remarks

The entity and context translation mode affects calls to the SnmpStrToEntity, SnmpStrToContext, SnmpContextToStr and SnmpEntityToStr functions. For additional information, see Setting the Entity and Context Translation Mode.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header winsnmp.h
Library Wsnmp32.lib
DLL Wsnmp32.dll

See also

SnmpContextToStr

SnmpEntityToStr

SnmpSetTranslateMode

SnmpStartup

SnmpStrToContext

SnmpStrToEntity

WinSNMP Functions

WinSNMP API Overview