Attach Method of the ISdoMachine Interface

The Attach method attaches to an SDO computer. Attaching to an SDO computer is the first step is using the SDO API to administer that computer.

HRESULT Attach(
  [in]                 BSTR bstrComputerName
);

bstrComputerName
Specifies a BSTR variable that contains the name of the computer to which to attach. If this parameter specifies a NULL string, the local computer is attached.

If the method succeeds the return value is S_OK.

If a computer is already attached, the return value is E_FAIL.

The method may also return one of the following error codes.

Value	Meaning
E_ABORT	The operation was aborted.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameters is invalid.
E_NOINTERFACE	A specified interface is not supported.
E_NOTIMPL	A specified method is not implemented.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	The method was unable to allocate required memory.
E_POINTER	A pointer passed as a parameter is not valid.
E_UNEXPECTED	The method failed for unknown reasons.

Use the ISdoMachine::GetAttachedComputer method to determine if a computer is already attached.

Server	Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000 Server.
Header	Declared in SdoIas.h.
IDL	Declared in SdoIas.idl.
DLL	Requires Iassdo.dll.

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