IMSAdminBase::DeleteKey

The IMSAdminBase::DeleteKey method deletes a key and all of its data from the metabase. All of the key's subkeys are recursively deleted.

HRESULT DeleteKey(
  METADATA_HANDLE hMDHandle,  //metabase handle
  LPCWSTR pszMDPath           //path of the key to delete
);

Parameters

hMDHandle
Specifies a handle with write permission returned by the IMSAdminBase::OpenKey method. METADATA_MASTER_ROOT_HANDLE is not valid for this operation.
pszMDPath
Points to a string that contains the path of the key to be deleted, relative to the path of hMDHandle. For example, if the handle references the /LM key, you could specify the Web services subkey be deleted by using the path /W3SVC.

This parameter cannot be NULL.

Return Values

Returns an HRESULT that contains one of the following values:

ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED Access is denied. Either the open handle does not have read or write permission as needed, or the user does not have sufficient permissions to perform the operation.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER The parameter is incorrect.
ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND The specified path is not found in the metabase.
ERROR_SUCCESS The method succeeded.