GpiDeleteMetaFile
This function deletes a metafile.
Syntax
GpiDeleteMetaFile(hmf)
Parameters
- hmf (HMF) - input
- Metafile handle.
Return Value
- rc (BOOL) - returns
- Success indicator.
- TRUE: Successful completion
- FALSE: Error occurred.
Remarks
This function deletes access to the specified memory metafile and makes the metafile handle invalid.
Errors
Possible returns from WinGetLastError:
- PMERR_INV_HMF (0x207E)
- An invalid metafile handle was specified.
- PMERR_METAFILE_IN_USE (0x20D9)
- An attempt has been made to access a metafile that is in use by another thread.
- PMERR_TOO_MANY_METAFILES_IN_USE (0x2106)
- The maximum number of metafiles allowed for a given process was exceeded.
Example Code
This example uses GpiDeleteMetaFile to delete a metafile previously loaded with GpiLoadMetaFile.
#define INCL_GPIMETAFILES /* Metafile functions */ #include <os2.h> BOOL fSuccess; /* success indicator */ HMF hmf; /* metafile handle */ HAB hab; /* anchor block handle */ /* loads metafile from disk */ hmf = GpiLoadMetaFile(hab, "sample.met"); . . . fSuccess = GpiDeleteMetaFile(hmf);