Example Code for Removing a Member from a Group

The following code fragment contains a function that removes a member from a group:

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/*  RemoveMemberFromGroup()   -       Removes the passed directory object from the membership of passed group
 
    Parameters
 
        IADsGroup * pGroup       - Group to remove the member from
        IADs* pIADsNewMember     - Object to remove.
                                   Object can be a user, contact, or group.
*/
HRESULT RemoveMemberFromGroup(IADsGroup * pGroup, IADs* pIADsNewMember)
{
    HRESULT hr = E_INVALIDARG;
    if ((!pGroup)||(!pIADsNewMember))
        return hr;
 
    // Use the IADs::get_ADsPath() member to get the ADsPath
    // Once the ADsPath string is returned, all that is needed to
    // remove the member from the group, is to call the 
    // IADsGroup::Remove() method, passing in the ADsPath string.
    // Ask the member for it's AdsPath
    // This is a fully qualified LDAP path to the object to remove.
    BSTR bsNewMemberPath;
    hr = pIADsNewMember->get_ADsPath(&bsNewMemberPath); 
    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
 
        // Use the IADsGroup interface to remove the member.
        // Pass the LDAP path to the 
        // member to the IADsGroup::Remove() method
        hr = pGroup->Remove(bsNewMemberPath);
 
        // Free the string returned from IADs::get_ADsPath()
        SysFreeString(bsNewMemberPath);
    }
    return hr;
}