IBasicIMOld::LaunchIMUI method

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[LaunchIMUI is no longer available for use as of Windows Vista. See Windows Messenger for more information.]

Initiates an Instant Messaging Service (IM) Window.

Note

The LaunchIMUI method is available for use in Windows Messenger 4.7. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows Messenger.

Syntax

HRESULT LaunchIMUI(
  [in] VARIANT vUser
);

Parameters

vUser [in]

Type: VARIANT

VARIANT that specifies the user.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Requirements
End of client support
 Windows XP
End of server support
 Windows Server 2003
Header
Basicim.h
IDL
Basicim.idl
DLL
Msgsc.dll