IGenID::InitializeCounter
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Use this method to create or reset a global, sequential counter.
Definition
HRESULT IGenID::InitializeCounter(BSTRbstrCounterName,longdwInitialValue);
Parameters
bstrCounterName
[in] A BSTR that contains the counter name.
dwInitialValue
[in] An Integer that contains the initial value of the counter.
Return Values
This method returns an HRESULT indicating whether it completed successfully. See the Error Values section for more details.
Error Values
This method returns S_OK (0x00000000) to indicate success and standard COM HRESULT error values to indicate failure. For more information about standard COM errors, see Standard COM Errors. Additional information may be available using the global Err object, which can be accessed using the API function GetErrorInfo. In particular, the GetDescription method of the IErrorInfo interface may return a text description of the error.
Remarks
Any number of counters may be created. If the counter already exists, its value is reset to the specified initial value.
A global counter will work across multiple computers.
The Initialize method must be called before calling the InitializeCounter method.
The dwInitialValue parameter contains valid data only if the method completes successfully.