ICcService::Connect (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

This method establishes a connection for service between host and device.

Syntax

HRESULT Connect(
  DWORD dwTimeout,
  VARIANT_BOOLbAsync,
  DWORD* pdwCookieId
);

Parameters

  • dwTimeout
    [in] Timeout specified in milliseconds for the connection attempt to wait before returning to the client.
  • bAsync
    [in] Indicator for asynchronous call.

    If this is set to VARIANT_TRUE, the method returns immediately. In that case, clients can get status on the connect progress through the callback function and dwTimeout is ignored.

  • pdwCookieId
    [out, retval] A valid cookie that identifies the method call. Callers can use this cookie in calls to ICcService::Abort to cancel a pending asynchronous call.

Return Value

The following table shows return values for this method.

Value Description

S_OK

Indicates success.

E_PENDING

Indicates that a connection could not be established within the given dwTimeout.

This status code is also returned if a connection request is pending on this same service.

Users can try again with a different timeout.

E_FAIL

Indicates failure.

Remarks

If this call is successful, the service should set its internal state to the SERVICE_INIT_CONFIGURE_CONNECT value.

If a client calls this method multiple times and the service is connected, the method call translates to a no-op.

If clients pass in VARIANT_TRUE for the second parameter, the timeout parameter is ignored and the call returns immediately. In this case the service state is set to SERVICE_INIT_CONNECT_PENDING.

Clients can get the status of this request through ICcServiceCB. This call returns immediately if the service is initialized and an outstanding connection request is pending.

Requirements

Header ccservice.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

ICcService
Core Connectivity Interfaces