IMSProvider::CompareStoreIDs
Applies to: Outlook 2013 | Outlook 2016
Compares two message store entry identifiers to determine whether they refer to the same store object.
HRESULT CompareStoreIDs(
ULONG cbEntryID1,
LPENTRYID lpEntryID1,
ULONG cbEntryID2,
LPENTRYID lpEntryID2,
ULONG ulFlags,
ULONG FAR * lpulResult
);
Parameters
cbEntryID1
[in] The size, in bytes, of the entry identifier pointed to by the lpEntryID1 parameter .
lpEntryID1
[in] A pointer to the first entry identifier to be compared.
cbEntryID2
[in] The size, in bytes, of the entry identifier pointed to by the lpEntryID2 parameter .
lpEntryID2
[in] A pointer to the second entry identifier to be compared.
ulFlags
[in] Reserved; must be zero.
lpulResult
[out] A pointer to the returned result of the comparison. TRUE if the two entry identifiers refer to the same object; otherwise, FALSE.
Return value
S_OK
The call succeeded and has returned the expected value or values.
Remarks
MAPI calls the IMSProvider::CompareStoreIDs method when it processes a call to the IMAPISession::OpenMsgStore method. CompareStoreIDs is called at this point to determine which profile section, if any, is associated with the message store being opened. A CompareStoreIDs call can be made when no message stores are open for a particular store provider. In addition, MAPI also calls CompareStoreIDs when it processes a store provider call to the IMAPISupport::OpenProfileSection method.
The entry identifiers compared by CompareStoreIDs are both for the current store provider's dynamic-link library (DLL) and are both unwrapped store entry identifiers. For more information about wrapping store entry identifiers, see IMAPISupport::WrapStoreEntryID.
Comparing entry identifiers is useful because an object can have more than one valid entry identifier. This can occur, for example, after a new version of a message store provider is installed.
See also
IMAPISupport::OpenProfileSection