IStorage::CreateStream

Creates and opens a stream object with the specified name contained in this storage object. All elements within a storage object — both streams and other storage objects — are kept in the same name space.

HRESULT CreateStream(
  const WCHAR * pwcsName,   //Points to the name of the new stream
  DWORD grfMode,            //Access mode for the new stream
  DWORD reserved1,          //Reserved; must be zero
  DWORD reserved2,          //Reserved; must be zero
  IStream ** ppstm          //Points to new stream object
);

Parameters

pwcsName: [in] Points to a wide character string that contains the name of the newly created stream. This name can be used later to open or reopen the stream.
grfMode: [in] Specifies the access mode to use when opening the newly created stream. See the STGM enumeration values for descriptions of the possible values.
reserved1: [in] Reserved for future use; must be zero.
reserved2: [in] Reserved for future use; must be zero.
ppstm: [out] On return, points to the location of the new IStream interface pointer. This is only valid if the operation is successful. When an error occurs, this parameter is set to NULL.

Return Values

S_OK: The new stream was successfully created
E_PENDING: Asynchronous Storage only: Part or all of the necessary data is currently unavailable. For more information see IFillLockBytes and Asynchronous Storage.
STG_E_ACCESSDENIED: Insufficient permissions to create stream.
STG_E_FILEALREADYEXISTS: The name specified for the stream already exists in the storage object and the grfmode flag includes the flag STGM_FAILIFTHERE.
STG_E_INSUFFICIENTMEMORY: The stream was not created due to a lack of memory.
STG_E_INVALIDFLAG: The value specified for the grfMode flag is not a valid STGM enumeration value.
STG_E_INVALIDFUNCTION: The specified combination of grfMode flags is not supported. For example, if this method is called without the STGM_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE flag.
STG_E_INVALIDNAME: Invalid value for pwcsName.
STG_E_INVALIDPOINTER: The pointer specified for the stream object was invalid.
STG_E_INVALIDPARAMETER: One of the parameters was invalid.
STG_E_REVERTED: The storage object has been invalidated by a revert operation above it in the transaction tree.
STG_E_TOOMANYOPENFILES: The stream was not created because there are too many open files.

Remarks

If a stream with the name specified in the pwcsName parameter already exists and the grfMode parameter includes the STGM_CREATE flag, the existing stream is replaced by a newly created one. Both the destruction of the old stream and the creation of the new stream object are subject to the transaction mode on the parent storage object.

If the stream already exists and grfMode is set to STGM_FAILIFTHERE, this method fails with the return value STG_E_FILEALREADYEXISTS.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in objidl.h.