GetNtmsObjectAttributeA function (ntmsapi.h)

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

The GetNtmsObjectAttribute function retrieves the extended attribute (named private data) from the specified RSM object.

Syntax

DWORD GetNtmsObjectAttributeA(
  [in]      HANDLE      hSession,
  [in]      LPNTMS_GUID lpObjectId,
  [in]      DWORD       dwType,
  [in]      LPCSTR      lpAttributeName,
  [out]     LPVOID      lpAttributeData,
  [in, out] LPDWORD     lpAttributeSize
);

Parameters

[in] hSession

Handle to the session returned by the OpenNtmsSession function.

[in] lpObjectId

Unique identifier of the object from which to retrieve the data.

[in] dwType

RSM object type. For a list of object types, see NtmsObjectsTypes.

[in] lpAttributeName

Name of the extended attribute whose data is to be retrieved.

[out] lpAttributeData

Pointer to the buffer that receives the data.

[in, out] lpAttributeSize

Size of the data buffer on input, in bytes. On output, the actual size of the data, in bytes.

Return value

This function returns one of the following values.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the object or its container is denied. Other security errors are also possible, but they would indicate a security subsystem error.

Windows XP:  No access rights are required.

ERROR_DATABASE_FAILURE
The database query or update failed.
ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
The buffer size is not correctly specified. The correct size is returned in the lpAttributeSize parameter.
ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
The value specified in the hSession parameter is NULL or is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
The pointer is NULL or is not valid.
ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
Unable to connect to the RSM service.
ERROR_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND
The specified attribute was not found.
ERROR_SUCCESS
The function was successful.

Remarks

The GetNtmsObjectAttribute function must be executed on the RSM server. Because the buffer of bytes is unmarshaled between systems of different architectures, remote execution of this function may result in unpredictable results.

The following is the list of objects that require special access rights.

Object Access
NTMS_CHANGER Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
NTMS_CHANGER_TYPE Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the computer.
NTMS_COMPUTER Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the computer.
NTMS_DRIVE Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
NTMS_DRIVE_TYPE Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the computer.
NTMS_IEDOOR Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
NTMS_IEPORT Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
NTMS_LIBRARY Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
NTMS_LIBREQUEST Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
NTMS_LOGICAL_MEDIA Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the media pool of the logical media.
NTMS_MEDIA_POOL Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the media pool.
NTMS_MEDIA_TYPE Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the computer.
NTMS_OPREQUEST Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the computer.
NTMS_PARTITION Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the media pool of the side.
NTMS_PHYSICAL_MEDIA Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the media pool.
NTMS_STORAGESLOT Requires NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the library.
 

Note

The ntmsapi.h header defines GetNtmsObjectAttribute as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

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

EnumerateNtmsObject

Object Management Functions

SetNtmsObjectAttribute