CeDeleteDatabase (RAPI)

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This function removes a database from the object store on a remote Microsoft® Windows® CE–based device.

Note   This method has been deprecated. Use CeDeleteDatabaseEx instead.

BOOL CeDeleteDatabase(
  CEOID oidDbase 
);

Parameters

  • oidDbase
    [in] Object identifier of the database to be deleted.

Return Values

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call CeGetLastError and CeRapiGetError. Possible values for CeGetLastError include the following:

ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

A parameter was invalid.

ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION

Another thread has an open handle to the database.

Remarks

The CeDeleteDatabase (RAPI) function deletes a database, including all records in the database.

Note   Earlier versions of Windows CE assigned object identifiers to objects in other file systems, such as the file allocation table (FAT) file system. These object identifiers were guaranteed to be unique within a volume, but not across multiple volumes. Effective with version 3.0, only objects in the object store have valid, unique object identifiers and the object store is the only volume that can return an object identifier.

RAPI method calls that access databases will fail on devices running in restricted mode unless the database permissions are explicitly set to allow RAPI access. For more information, see RAPI Restricted Mode Security.

Requirements

Pocket PC: Pocket PC 2000 and later
Smartphone: Smartphone 2002 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later
Header: Rapi.h
Library: Rapi.lib

See Also

Remote API Functions | CeCreateDatabase | CeOidGetInfo

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