UuidFromString function (rpcdce.h)

The UuidFromString function converts a string to a UUID.

Syntax

RPC_STATUS UuidFromString(
  RPC_CSTR StringUuid,
  UUID     *Uuid
);

StringUuid

Pointer to a string representation of a UUID.

The UUID format is xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.

Passing NULL results in GUID_NULL value in Uuid.

Uuid

Returns a pointer to a UUID in binary form.

Value	Meaning
RPC_S_OK	The call succeeded.
RPC_S_INVALID_STRING_UUID	The string UUID is invalid.

Note For a list of valid error codes, see RPC Return Values.

An application calls the UuidFromString function to convert a string UUID to a binary UUID.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	rpcdce.h (include Rpc.h)
Library	Rpcrt4.lib
DLL	Rpcrt4.dll