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Inside Macintosh: More Macintosh Toolbox /
Chapter 9 - Desktop Manager / Desktop Manager Reference
Routines / Manipulating the Desktop Database Itself


PBDTDelete

The PBDTDelete function removes the desktop database. Unless you are manipulating the desktop database in the absence of the Finder, you should never use this function.

FUNCTION PBDTDelete (paramBlock: DTPBPtr; async: Boolean): OSErr;
paramBlock
A pointer to a desktop parameter block.
async
A Boolean value that specifies asynchronous (TRUE) or synchronous (FALSE) execution.
--> ioCompletionProcPtrA pointer to a completion routine.
\xAEioResultOSErrThe result code of the function.
--> ioVRefNumIntegerThe volume reference number of the desktop database.
--> ioIndexIntegerReserved; must be set to 0.

DESCRIPTION
The PBDTDelete function removes the desktop database from a local volume. You specify the volume by passing a volume reference number in ioVRefNum. You can call PBDTDelete only when the database is closed.

IMPORTANT
Your application should never call PBDTDelete.
RESULT CODES
noErr0No error
ioErr-36I/O error
wPrErr-44Volume is locked through hardware
vLckdErr-46Volume is locked through software
rfNumErr-51Reference number invalid
extFSErr-58External file system--file system identifier is nonzero

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6 JUL 1996