IVssComponent::GetNewTarget method (vswriter.h)

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02/22/2024

The GetNewTarget method returns the new file restoration locations for the selected component or component set. (See Working with Selectability and Logical Paths for information on selecting components.)

Either a writer or a requester can call this method.

Syntax

HRESULT GetNewTarget(
  [in]  UINT           iNewTarget,
  [out] IVssWMFiledesc **ppFiledesc
);

Parameters

[in] iNewTarget

Index number of the new target. The value of this parameter is an integer from 0 to n–1 inclusive, where n is the total number of new targets associated with a given component. The value of n is returned by IVssComponent::GetNewTargetCount.

[out] ppFiledesc

Doubly indirect pointer to an IVssWMFiledesc object containing the new target restore location information.

Return value

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value	Meaning
S_OK	Successfully returned the attribute value.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameter values is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_INVALID_XML_DOCUMENT	The XML document is not valid. Check the event log for details. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.
VSS_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND	The specified item was not found.

Remarks

New targets returned by GetNewTarget may be those not only of files in the current component but to files in any of its nonselectable subcomponents.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	vswriter.h (include Vss.h, VsWriter.h)
Library	VssApi.lib