ICatAdm::GetScopeByAlias method

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05/31/2018

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Retrieves an existing scope object by alias or alternative friendly name for the scope.

Syntax

HRESULT GetScopeByAlias(
  [in]          BSTR      bstrAlias,
  [out, retval] IDispatch **pIDisp
);

Parameters

bstrAlias [in]: The alias of an existing scope.
pIDisp [out, retval]: The returned CatAdm scope object.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The scope name must refer to a valid scope. If the name is not valid, an error object is created with the Number property set to ERROR_NOT_FOUND. The alias of a scope is defined by the Alias property of the scope's ScopeAdm object.

Requirements


Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
End of client support	Windows 7
End of server support	Windows Server 2008 R2
DLL	Ciodm.dll

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