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N_B_ID( <cObject>, <nType> )


Parameters

<cObject>
Name of the object.

<nType>
Object type.


Returns

Bindery ID (user id) of the specified object. The value is returned as 
an eight-byte hexadecimal string.

If the specified object is not found, then a null string is returned.


Description

The bindery ID is analogous to the object's record pointer in the 
bindery and has no relation to the object's Internet address.

NetWare object types are listed below.

Value         Object type
-1            Wild card (permitted only in searches)
 0            Undefined
 1            User
 2            Group
 3            Print queue
 4            File server
 6            Gateway
 7            Print server
38            Remote bridge


Examples

? N_B_ID('DON', 1)
0D000003
? CH_VALH(N_B_ID('DON', 1))
218103811

// Find current user's mailbox directory.
cID = N_B_ID(N_WHOAMI(), 1)
// Trim leading zeros from the hex value.
DO WHILE LEFT(cID, 1) = '0'
   cID = RIGHT(cID, LEN(cID) -1)
ENDDO
? 'Your mailbox directory is ' + cID
Your mailbox directory is D000003