IListManager::SetListProperty

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Use this method to set a property of a list.

Definition

HRESULT IListManager::SetListProperty(VARIANTlistID,BSTRlistPropertyName,VARIANTListProp);

Parameters

listID

[in] A VARIANT that contains the ID or name of the list.

listPropertyName

[in] A BSTR that contains the property name (column of the lm_master table).

ListProp

[in] A VARIANT that contains the value to set the property.

Return Values

This method returns an HRESULT indicating whether it completed successfully. See the Error Values section for more details.

Error Values

This method returns S_OK (0x00000000) to indicate success and either standard or custom COM HRESULT error values to indicate failure. For more information about standard COM errors, see Standard COM Errors.

The following table shows the custom COM errors that this method can return.

Constant Value Description
E_LM_LIST_BUSY 0x8C400008 The specified list is currently busy with another operation.
E_LM_LIST_IN_FAILED_STATE 0x8C40001D The specified list is in a FAILED state and may not be used for the operation.
E_LM_LIST_MUST_BE_DYNAMIC 0x8C400012 The operation requires a dynamic list and the specified list is not a dynamic list.
E_LM_LIST_NOT_FOUND 0x8C400006 The specified list does not exist.
E_LM_LISTPROP_NOT_UPDATEABLE 0x8C400013 The specified list property cannot be changed after the list has been created.
E_LM_SQLERROR 0x8C400003 Error while executing SQL/ADO operation.
OLE_E_BLANK 0x80040007 The ListManager object has not been properly initialized.

Additional information may be available using the global Err object, which can be accessed using the API function GetErrorInfo. In particular, the GetDescription method of the IErrorInfo interface may return a text description of the error.

Remarks

This method is usually used to change properties of a dynamic list, such as the table name, connection string, or SQL query from which a dynamic list is created.

The following properties may be set by this method:

  • list_name

  • list_description

  • list_userflags

  • list_err_limit (dynamic lists only)

  • list_query (dynamic lists only)

  • list_source (dynamic lists only)

For more information about memory ownership issues related to COM property and method parameters, see Managing COM Parameter Memory.

See Also

ListManager Object


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