GetAttributeID Method of the ISdoDictionaryOld Interface

The GetAttributeID method retrieves the ID for the specified attribute.

HRESULT GetAttributeID(
  [in]                 BSTR bstrAttributeName,
  [out]                ATTRIBUTEID* pId
);

bstrAttributeName
Specifies the name of the attribute. This name is either the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) name, or the display name for the attribute.
pId
Pointer to an ATTRIBUTEID that receives the ID of the specified attribute.

If the method succeeds the return value is S_OK.

If the method does not find the attribute, the return value is DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND.

If the method fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value	Meaning
E_ABORT	The operation was aborted.
E_FAIL	An unspecified error occurred.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameters is invalid.
E_NOINTERFACE	A specified interface is not supported.
E_NOTIMPL	A specified method is not implemented.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	The method was unable to allocate required memory.
E_POINTER	A pointer passed as a parameter is not valid.
E_UNEXPECTED	The method failed for unknown reasons.

Server	Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000 Server.
Header	Declared in SdoIas.h.
IDL	Declared in SdoIas.idl.
DLL	Requires Iassdo.dll.

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