ISCardFileAccess::Delete method

[The Delete method is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It is not available for use in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and subsequent versions of the operating system. The Smart Card Modules provide similar functionality.]

The Delete method deletes a file at a given location within the smart card file system.

Syntax

HRESULT Delete(
  [in] REFTYPE     refType,
  [in] BSTR        bstrPathSpec,
  [in] SCARD_FLAGS flags
);

Parameters

refType [in]

Type of reference used in bstrPathSpec.

SC_TYPE_BY_NAME

SC_TYPE_BY_ID

SC_TYPE_BY_SHORT

SC_TYPE_BY_ANY

bstrPathSpec [in]

Identifier of the file to be deleted.

flags [in]

Specifies whether secure messaging has to be used and data preallocated.

SC_FL_SECURE_MESSAGING

SC_FL_PREALLOCATED

Return value

The method returns one of the following possible values.

Return code Description
S_OK
Operation was completed successfully.
E_INVALIDARG
Invalid parameter.
E_NOTIMPL
The interface has not implemented this method.

 

Remarks

For a list of all the methods defined by this interface, see ISCardFileAccess.

In addition to the COM error codes listed above, this interface may return a smart card error code if a smart card function was called to complete the request. For more information, see Smart Card Return Values.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
End of client support
Windows XP
End of server support
Windows Server 2003

See also

Create

ISCardFileAccess