nf-vswriter-ivsswritercomponents-getwriterinfo.md

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NF:vswriter.IVssWriterComponents.GetWriterInfo	IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo (vswriter.h)	The GetWriterInfo method gets the instance and class identifier of the writer responsible for the components.	GetWriterInfo GetWriterInfo method [VSS] GetWriterInfo method [VSS] IVssWriterComponents interface IVssWriterComponents interface [VSS] GetWriterInfo method IVssWriterComponents.GetWriterInfo IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo _win32_ivsswritercomponents_getwriterinfo base.ivsswritercomponents_getwriterinfo vswriter/IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo	base\ivsswritercomponents_getwriterinfo.htm	base	22a539ac-1440-4fe9-b68e-feec97cab6c8	12/05/2018	GetWriterInfo, GetWriterInfo method [VSS], GetWriterInfo method [VSS],IVssWriterComponents interface, IVssWriterComponents interface [VSS],GetWriterInfo method, IVssWriterComponents.GetWriterInfo, IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo, _win32_ivsswritercomponents_getwriterinfo, base.ivsswritercomponents_getwriterinfo, vswriter/IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo	vswriter.h	Vss.h, VsWriter.h	Windows	Windows XP [desktop apps only]	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]										VssApi.lib			Windows			19H1	IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo vswriter/IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo	c++	APIRef kbSyntax	COM	VssApi.lib VssApi.dll	IVssWriterComponents.GetWriterInfo

IVssWriterComponents::GetWriterInfo

-description

The GetWriterInfo method gets the instance and class identifier of the writer responsible for the components.

-parameters

-param pidInstance [out]

Identifier of the writer instance.

-param pidWriter [out]

Identifier of the writer class.

-returns

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value	Meaning
S_OK	Successfully returned the component.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameter values is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_INVALID_XML_DOCUMENT	The XML document is not valid. Check the event log for details. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.

-see-also

IVssWriterComponents