IDirectoryObject::DeleteDSObject

The IDirectoryObject::DeleteDSObject method deletes a leaf object in a directory tree.

HRESULT DeleteDSObject(
  LPWSTR pszRDNName
);

Parameters

pszRDNName

The relative distinguished name (relative path) of the object to be deleted.

Return Values

This method returns the standard return values, including S_OK for a successful operation. For other return values, see ADSI Error Codes.

Remarks

To delete a container object and its children, use the IADsDeleteOps::DeleteObject method.

Example Code [C++]

The following C/C++ code snippet shows how to delete a user object.

HRESULT hr;
IDirectoryObject *pDirObject=NULL;
hr = ADsGetObject(L"LDAP://OU=Sales,DC=Microsoft,DC=com",
    IID_IDirectoryObject, (void**) &pDirObject );
 
   if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
   {
   hr = pDirObject->DeleteDSObject( L"CN=Neil Smith" );
   } 
pDirObject->Release();

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000 (or Windows NT 4.0 with DSClient).
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later (with DSClient).
  Header: Declared in Iads.h.

See Also

IDirectoryObject, IADsDeleteOps::DeleteObject, ADSI Error Codes