Directory Services

IDirectoryObject::DeleteDSObject

The IDirectoryObject::DeleteDSObject method deletes a leaf object in a directory tree.

HRESULT DeleteDSObject( 
  LPWSTR pszRDNName
);

Parameters

pszRDNName: The relative distinguished name (relative path) of the object to be deleted.

Return Values

This method returns the standard return values, including S_OK for a successful operation. For more information and other return values, see ADSI Error Codes.

Remarks

To delete a container object and its children, use the IADsDeleteOps::DeleteObject method.

Example Code [C++]

The following C/C++ code example shows how to delete a user object.

HRESULT hr;
IDirectoryObject *pDirObject=NULL;
hr = ADsGetObject(L"LDAP://OU=Sales,DC=Fabrikam,DC=com",
	IID_IDirectoryObject, (void**) &pDirObject );
 
if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
{
	hr = pDirObject->DeleteDSObject( L"CN=Jeff Smith" );

	pDirObject->Release();
}

Requirements

Client: Included in Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional.
Server: Included in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server.
Redistributable: Requires Active Directory Client Extension on Windows NT 4.0 SP6a and Windows 95/98/Me.
Header: Declared in Iads.h.