# BIND_OPTS2

Contains parameters used during a moniker-binding operation. A BIND_OPTS2 structure is stored in a bind context; the same bind context is used by each component of a composite moniker during binding, allowing the same parameters to be passed to all components of a composite moniker. See IBindCtx for more information about bind contexts. BIND_OPTS2 replaces the previously defined BIND_OPTS structure, including the previously defined members, and adding four new members.

Moniker clients (those using a moniker to acquire an interface pointer to an object) typically do not need to specify values for the fields of this structure. The CreateBindCtx function creates a bind context with the bind options set to default values that are suitable for most situations. The BindMoniker function does the same thing when creating a bind context for use in binding a moniker. If you want to modify the values of these bind options, you can do so by passing a BIND_OPTS2 structure to the IBindCtx::SetBindOptions method. Moniker implementers can pass a BIND_OPTS2 structure to the IBindCtx::GetBindOptions method to retrieve the values of these bind options.

The BIND_OPTS2 structure is defined in OBJIDL.IDL

    typedef struct tagBIND_OPTS2 {
        DWORD           cbStruct;       //  sizeof(BIND_OPTS2)
        DWORD           grfFlags;
        DWORD           grfMode;
        DWORD           dwTickCountDeadline;
        DWORD           dwTrackFlags;
        DWORD           dwClassContext;
        LCID            locale;
        COSERVERINFO *  pServerInfo;
    } BIND_OPTS2, * LPBIND_OPTS2;

Members

cbStruct
  Size of this structure in bytes (that is, the size of the BIND_OPTS2 structure).
grfFlags
  Flags that control aspects of moniker binding operations. This value is any combination of the bit flags in the BINDFLAGS enumeration. New values may be defined in the future, so moniker implementations should ignore any bits in this field that they do not understand. The CreateBindCtx function initializes this field to zero.
grfMode
  Flags that should be used when opening the file that contains the object identified by the moniker. The values are taken from the STGM enumeration. The binding operation uses these flags in the call to IPersistFile::Load when loading the file. If the object is already running, these flags are ignored by the binding operation. The CreateBindCtx function initializes this field to STGM_READWRITE.
dwTickCountDeadline
  Clock time (in milliseconds, as returned by the GetTickCount function) by which the caller would like the binding operation to be completed. This member lets the caller limit the execution time of an operation when speed is of primary importance. A value of zero indicates that there is no deadline. Callers most often use this capability when calling the IMoniker::GetTimeOfLastChange method, though it can be usefully applied to other operations as well. The CreateBindCtx function initializes this field to zero.

  Typical deadlines allow for a few hundred milliseconds of execution. This deadline is a recommendation, not a requirement; however, operations that exceed their deadline by a large amount may cause delays for the end user. Each moniker implementation should try to complete its operation by the deadline, or fail with the error MK_E_EXCEEDEDDEADLINE.

  If a binding operation exceeds its deadline because one or more objects that it needs are not running, the moniker implementation should register the objects responsible in the bind context using the IBindCtx::RegisterObjectParam. The objects should be registered under the parameter names “ExceededDeadline”, “ExceededDeadline1”, “ExceededDeadline2”, and so on. If the caller later finds the object in the Running Object Table, the caller can retry the binding operation.

  The GetTickCount function indicates the number of milliseconds since system startup, and wraps back to zero after 2^31 milliseconds. Consequently, callers should be careful not to inadvertently pass a zero value (which indicates no deadline), and moniker implementations should be aware of clock wrapping problems (see the GetTickCount function for more information).

dwTrackFlags
  A moniker can use this value during link tracking. If the original persisted data that the moniker is referencing has been moved, the moniker can attempt to reestablish the link by searching for the original data though some adequate mechanism. dwTrackFlags provides additional information on how the link should be resolved. See the documentation of the fFlags parameter in IShellLink::Resolve in the Win32 SDK for more details.

  COM's file moniker implementation uses the shell link mechanism to reestablish links and passes these flags to IShellLink::Resolve.

dwClassContext
  The class context, taken from the CLSCTX enumeration, that is to be used for instantiating the object. Monikers typically pass this value to the dwClsContext parameter of CoCreateInstance.
locale
  The LCID value indicating the client’s preference for the locale to be used by the object to which they are binding. A moniker passes this value to IClassActivator::GetClassObject.
pServerInfo
  Points to a COSERVERINFO structure. This member allows clients calling IMoniker::BindToObject to specify server information. Clients may pass a BIND_OPTS2 structure to the IBindCtx::SetBindOptions method. If a server name is specified in the COSERVERINFO struct, the moniker bind will be forwarded to the specified machine. SetBindOptions only copies the struct members of BIND_OPTS2, not the COSERVERINFO structure and the pointers it contains. Callers may not free any of these pointers until the bind context is released. COM's new class moniker does not currently honor the pServerInfo flag.

See Also

BIND_OPTS, BIND_FLAGS, CreateBindCtx, IBindCtx::SetBindOptions