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HRS_DbGetBIR

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NAME

CSSM_HRS_DbGetBIR, HRS_DbGetBIR — Retrieves a BIR from an open database

SYNOPSIS

#include <hrs.h>

API

CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_HRS_DbGetBIR
(CSSM_HRS_HANDLE ModuleHandle,
CSSM_HRS_DB_HANDLE DbHandle,
const CSSM_GUID *KeyValue,
CSSM_HRS_BIR_HANDLE_PTR RetrievedBIR,
CSSM_HRS_DB_CURSOR_PTR Cursor);

SPI

CSSM_RETURN CSSMHRI HRS_DbGetBIR
(CSSM_HRS_HANDLE ModuleHandle,
CSSM_HRS_DB_HANDLE DbHandle,
const CSSM_GUID *KeyValue,
CSSM_HRS_BIR_HANDLE_PTR RetrievedBIR,
CSSM_HRS_DB_CURSOR_PTR Cursor);

LIBRARY

HRS Extensible Module Manager (cdsa$inhrsemm_shr.exe)

PARAMETERS

The parameter definitions are the same for the API and the SPI.

ModuleHandle (input) 

The handle of the attached HRS service provider.

DbHandle (input)  

The handle to the open database.

KeyValue (input)  

The key into the database of the BIR to retrieve.

RetrievedBIR (output)  

A handle to the retrieved BIR.

Cursor (output)  

A handle that can be used to iterate through the database from the retrieved record.

DESCRIPTION

This function retrieves the BIR identified by the Cursor parameter. The BIR is copied into the service provider’s storage, a handle to it is returned, and a pointer to the GUID that uniquely identifies the BIR in the database is returned. The Cursor is updated to the next record in the database, or to the first when the end of the database is reached.

RETURN VALUE

A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a particular error condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates success. All other values represent an error condition.

ERRORS

Errors are described in the CDSA Technical Standard.

CSSMERR_CSSM_NOT_INITIALIZED
CSSMERR_CSSM_FUNCTION_FAILED
CSSMERR_CSSM_FUNCTION_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
CSSMERR_CSSM_FUNCTION_INTEGRITY_FAIL
CSSMERR_HRS_CURSOR_IS_INVALID
CSSMERR_HRS_END_OF_DATABASE