IWMSFileDescriptions::CreateDataSourceDirectory

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IWMSFileDescriptions::CreateDataSourceDirectory

The CreateDataSourceDirectory method creates a new directory at the specified path, which can be used to store content.

Syntax

  HRESULT CreateDataSourceDirectory(
  BSTR  bstrPath
);

Parameters

bstrPath

[in] BSTR containing the path and directory to create.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Return code Number Description
E_OUTOFMEMORY 0x8007000E There is insufficient memory to complete the function.
NS_E_DATA_SOURCE_ENUMERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED 0xC00D1580L The data source plug-in that the server is attempting to use to access the path referenced by bstrName does not support enumeration of files.
NS_E_SOURCE_PLUGIN_NOT_FOUND 0xC00D157EL The server was not able to find a data source plug-in to access the path referenced by bstrName.

Remarks

This method requires the Network Service account to have write and browse access to the specified path.

Example Code

#include <windows.h>
#include <atlbase.h>    // Includes CComBSTR.
#include "wmsserver.h"

// Declare variables and interfaces.
IWMSServer              *pServer;
IWMSFileDescriptions    *pFileDescriptions;

HRESULT         hr;
CComBSTR        bstrPath;

// Initialize the COM library and retrieve a pointer
// to an IWMSServer interface.
hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WMSServer,
                      NULL,
                      CLSCTX_ALL,
                      IID_IWMSServer,
                      (void **)&pServer);
if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

// Retrieve a pointer to an IWMSFileDescriptions interface.
bstrPath = "file://c:\\wmpub\\wmroot";
hr = pServer->get_FileDescriptions(bstrPath,
                                   WMS_FILE_UNSPECIFIED,
                                   &pFileDescriptions);
if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

// Create a new directory.
bstrPath = "file://c:\\wmpub\\wmroot\\NewDirectory";
hr = pFileDescriptions->CreateDataSourceDirectory(bstrPath);
if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

EXIT:
    // TODO: Release temporary COM objects and uninitialize COM.

Requirements

Header: wmsserver.h.

Library: WMSServerTypeLib.dll.

Platform: Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family.

See Also

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