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IWMDMStorageGlobals::GetTotalBad (deprecated)

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This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

This topic documents a feature of the Windows Media Device Manager SDK. We recommend that you migrate your application to use the Windows Portable Devices API. For more information, see the Windows Portable Devices SDK.

The GetTotalBad method retrieves the total amount of unusable space on the storage medium, in bytes.

Syntax

HRESULT GetTotalBad(
  DWORD*  pdwBadLow,
  DWORD*  pdwBadHigh
);

Parameters

pdwBadLow

[out]  Pointer to a DWORD that receives the low-order bytes of unusable space.

pdwBadHigh

[out]  Pointer to a DWORD that receives the high-order bytes of unusable space.

Return Values

The method returns an HRESULT. All the interface methods in Windows Media Device Manager can return any of the following classes of error codes:

  • Standard COM error codes
  • Windows error codes converted to HRESULT values
  • Windows Media Device Manager error codes

For an extenstive list of possible error codes, see Error Codes.

Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK The method succeeded.
E_INVALIDARG A parameter is an invalid or NULL pointer.
E_FAIL An unspecified error occurred.
WMDM_E_NOTCERTIFIED The caller is not certified.

Remarks

To determine the amount of storage space in use by the medium for file management, subtract the number of bad bytes retrieved using GetTotalBad from the number of free bytes retrieved using GetTotalFree.

Requirements

Header: Defined in mswmdm.h.

Library: mssachlp.lib

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