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ICatAdm::GetScopeByPath method

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Retrieves an existing scope object by path.

Syntax

HRESULT GetScopeByPath(
  [in]          BSTR      bstrPath,
  [out, retval] IDispatch **pIDisp
);

Parameters

bstrPath [in]

The name of an existing scope. The scope path must be a valid local or universal naming convention (UNC) path.

pIDisp [out, retval]

The returned CatAdm scope object.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The scope name must refer to a valid scope. If the scope path is not valid, an error object is created with the Number property set to ERROR_NOT_FOUND.

Requirements

Minimum supported client
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
End of client support
Windows 7
End of server support
Windows Server 2008 R2
DLL
Ciodm.dll

See also

ICatAdm