Name

Description

$err = VMRemoveSharedFolder($vmHandle,
                            $shareName,
                            $flags);

This function removes a shared folder in the virtual machine.

Parameters

vmHandle

Identifies a virtual machine. Call VMOpen() to create a virtual machine handle.

shareName

Specifies the guest pathname of the shared folder to delete.

flags

Must be 0.

Return Value

Remarks

• This function removes a shared folder in the virtual machine referenced by vmHandle.
• It is not necessary to call VMLoginInGuest() before calling this function.
• Shared folders are not supported for the following guest operating systems: Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and DOS.
• In this release, this function requires the virtual machine to be powered on with VMware Tools installed.
• Depending on the behavior of the guest operating system, when removing shared folders, there might be a delay before the shared folder is no longer visible to programs running within the guest operating system and to functions such as VixVM_FileExistsInGuest.

Requirements

use VMware::Vix::Simple;
use VMware::Vix::API::Constants;

Example

my $err;

$err = VMRemoveSharedFolder($vmHandle,
                            "/work",
                            0);
die "VMRemoveSharedFolder() failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;