DeleteNtmsLibrary function (ntmsapi.h)

[Removable Storage Manager is no longer available as of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.]

The DeleteNtmsLibrary function deletes a library, and all the devices contained in the library, from the RSM database. All media in the library is moved to the offline library.

Syntax

DWORD DeleteNtmsLibrary(
  [in] HANDLE      hSession,
  [in] LPNTMS_GUID lpLibraryId
);

Parameters

[in] hSession

Handle to the session returned by the OpenNtmsSession function.

[in] lpLibraryId

Unique identifier of the library to be deleted.

Return value

This function returns one of the following values.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
NTMS_MODIFY_ACCESS to the library is denied. Other security errors are also possible, but they would indicate a security subsystem error.
ERROR_DATABASE_FAILURE
The database is inaccessible or damaged.
ERROR_DATABASE_FULL
The database is full.
ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
The session handle is missing or is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_LIBRARY
The library identifier is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
There is a missing media identifier.
ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
There was an allocation failure during processing.
ERROR_SUCCESS
The function was successful.

Remarks

If the library referenced by the DeleteNtmsLibrary function contains media, the media is moved to the offline library.

You can use DeleteNtmsLibrary to remove libraries that are no longer connected to the RSM server.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header ntmsapi.h
Library Ntmsapi.lib
DLL Ntmsapi.dll

See also

Library Control Functions