WSHGetProviderGuid function

[ This function is obsolete for Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and later, and is no longer supported. ]

The WSHGetProviderGuid function returns the GUID that identifies the protocols supported by the helper DLL. This function is called only during setup of the WSH DLL.

Syntax

INT WSHGetProviderGuid(
  _In_  LPWSTR ProviderName,
  _Out_ LPGUID ProviderGuid
);

Parameters

• ProviderName [in]
  Pointer to a null-terminated string specifying the name of the provider.

• ProviderGuid [out]
  Pointer to a variable in which WSHGetProviderGuid returns the GUID that identifies the protocols supported by the helper DLL. A GUID can be generated with UUIDGEN.EXE. For more information about this utility, see the Microsoft Windows SDK.

Return value

WSHGetProviderGuid returns NO_ERROR for success or WSAEINVAL if the string at ProviderName does not designate this helper DLL.

Requirements

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