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ISearchManager2::DeleteCatalog method (searchapi.h)

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Deletes an existing catalog and all associated indexed data from the Windows Search indexer.

Syntax

HRESULT DeleteCatalog(
  [in] LPCWSTR pszCatalog
);

Parameters

[in] pszCatalog

Type: LPCWSTR

Name of catalog to delete. The catalog must at some prior time have been created with a call to CreateCatalog().

Return value

Type: HRESULT

HRESULT indicating status of operation:

Return code Description
S_OK
 Catalog previously existed and has now been successfully deleted.
S_FALSE
 Catalog did not previously existed, no change.
 

FAILED HRESULT: Failure deleting catalog or invalid arguments passed.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header searchapi.h

See also

ISearchManager2