SHCLSIDFromString function
[This function is available through Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows. Use CLSIDFromString instead.]
Takes the string form of a class identifier (CLSID) and creates the corresponding CLSID.
Syntax
HRESULT SHCLSIDFromString( _In_ PCWSTR psz, _Out_ CLSID *pcClsid );
Parameters
- psz [in]
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Type: PCWSTR
A Unicode string that contains the CLSID in the format,
{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}. - pcClsid [out]
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Type: CLSID*
A pointer to a CLSID value that, when this function returns successfully, receives the converted string as a CLSID.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
Requirements
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Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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