IWSDiscoveryPublisher::Publish method (wsddisco.h)

Announces the presence of a network host by sending a Hello message.

Syntax

HRESULT Publish(
  [in]           LPCWSTR             pszId,
  [in]           ULONGLONG           ullMetadataVersion,
  [in]           ULONGLONG           ullInstanceId,
  [in]           ULONGLONG           ullMessageNumber,
  [in, optional] LPCWSTR             pszSessionId,
  [in, optional] const WSD_NAME_LIST *pTypesList,
  [in, optional] const WSD_URI_LIST  *pScopesList,
  [in, optional] const WSD_URI_LIST  *pXAddrsList
);

Parameters

[in] pszId

The logical or physical address of the device, which is used as the device endpoint address. A logical address is of the form urn:uuid:{guid}. A physical address can be a URI prefixed by http or https, or simply a URI prefixed by uri. Whenever possible, use a logical address.

[in] ullMetadataVersion

Current metadata version.

Note  For compatibility with the WS-Discovery specification, this value must be less than or equal to UINT_MAX (4294967295).
 

[in] ullInstanceId

Identifier for the current instance of the device being published. This identifier must be incremented whenever the service is restarted. For more information about instance identifiers, see Appendix I of the WS-Discovery specification.

Note  For compatibility with the WS-Discovery specification, this value must be less than or equal to UINT_MAX (4294967295).
 

[in] ullMessageNumber

Counter within the scope of the instance identifier for the current message. The message number must be incremented for each message.

Note  For compatibility with the WS-Discovery specification, this value must be less than or equal to UINT_MAX (4294967295).
 

[in, optional] pszSessionId

Unique identifier within the scope of the instance identifier for the current session. This parameter corresponds to the sequence identifier in the AppSequence block in the Probe message. For more information about sequence identifiers, see Appendix I of the WS-Discovery specification.

This parameter may be NULL.

[in, optional] pTypesList

Pointer to a WSD_NAME_LIST structure that represents the list of types supported by the publishing host. May be NULL.

[in, optional] pScopesList

Pointer to a WSD_URI_LIST structure that represents the list of matching scopes supported by the publishing host. The list contains hash values in string form. May be NULL.

[in, optional] pXAddrsList

Pointer to a WSD_URI_LIST structure that represents the list of transport addresses supported by the publishing host. Each transport address string contains an address and port number which can be used for connection by a remote host. May be NULL.

Return value

Possible return values include, but are not limited to, the following:

Return code Description
S_OK
The method completed successfully.
E_INVALIDARG
One or more of the following conditions is true:
  • pszId is NULL.
  • The length in characters of pszId exceeds WSD_MAX_TEXT_LENGTH (8192).
  • The length in characters of pszSessionId exceeds WSD_MAX_TEXT_LENGTH (8192).
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_NO_CALLBACK_ACTIVE)
There is no registered notification sink. To attach a sink, call RegisterNotificationSink.
E_ABORT
The publisher has not been started. Attaching a notification sink starts the publisher. To attach a sink, call RegisterNotificationSink.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
Insufficient memory to complete the operation.

Remarks

If successful, Publish will send a WS-Discovery Hello message to the local subnet with the provided information.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wsddisco.h (include Wsdapi.h)
DLL Wsdapi.dll

See also

IWSDiscoveryPublisher