DeleteNtmsMedia function (ntmsapi.h)

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

The DeleteNtmsMedia function deletes a physical piece of offline media from RSM by removing all references to the specified media from the database.

Syntax

DWORD DeleteNtmsMedia(
  [in] HANDLE      hSession,
  [in] LPNTMS_GUID lpMediaId
);

Parameters

[in] hSession

Handle to the session returned by the OpenNtmsSession function.

[in] lpMediaId

Unique identifier of a piece of physical media.

Return value

This function returns one of the following values.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
NTMS_MODIFY_ACCESS to the computer or the media's media pool is denied. Other security errors are also possible, but they would indicate a security subsystem error.

Windows XP:  NTMS_MODIFY_ACCESS to the media's media pool 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_MEDIA
The media identifier is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_MEDIA_POOL
The media pool for the media is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
The media identifier is missing.
ERROR_INVALID_STATE
The media is not offline.
ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
An allocation failure occurred during processing.
ERROR_SUCCESS
The function was successful.

Remarks

Media specified by the DeleteNtmsMedia function must be located in an offline library and not have a side in the Allocated, Completed, or Reserved states.

You can use DeleteNtmsMedia to remove lost or destroyed media.

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

Media Services Functions