IVssExpressWriter::LoadMetadata method (vswriter.h)

Causes VSS to load the writer's metadata from a string instead of the express writer metadata store.

Syntax

HRESULT LoadMetadata(
  [in] LPCWSTR metadata,
  [in] DWORD   reserved
);

[in] metadata

A null-terminated wide character string that contains the writer's metadata.

[in] reserved

This parameter is reserved for system use.

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value	Meaning
S_OK 0x00000000L	The operation was successful.
VSS_E_INVALID_XML_DOCUMENT 0x80042311L	The XML document is not valid. Check the event log for details. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	vswriter.h