// fwpmk.h
NTSTATUS FwpmTransactionBegin0(
[in] HANDLE engineHandle,
[in] UINT32 flags
);
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The FwpmTransactionBegin0 function begins an explicit transaction within the current session.
engineHandle [in]Handle for an open session to the filter engine. Call FwpmEngineOpen0 to open a session to the filter engine.
flags [in]Possible values:
| Transaction flag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Begin read/write transaction. |
| FWPM_TXN_READ_ONLY | Begin read-only transaction. |
| Return code/value | Description |
|---|---|
| ERROR_SUCCESS 0 |
The transaction was started successfully. |
| FWP_E_* error code 0x80320001—0x80320039 |
A Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) specific error. See WFP Error Codes for details. |
| RPC_* error code 0x80010001—0x80010122 |
Failure to communicate with the remote or local firewall engine. |
| Other NTSTATUS codes | An error occurred. |
This function cannot be called from within a transaction. It will fail with FWP_E_TXN_IN_PROGRESS. See Object Management for more information about transactions.
For a read-only transaction, the caller needs FWPM_ACTRL_BEGIN_READ_TXN access to the filter engine. For a read/write transaction, the caller needs FWPM_ACTRL_BEGIN_WRITE_TXN access to the filter engine. See Access Control for more information.
FwpmTransactionBegin0 is a specific implementation of FwpmTransactionBegin. See WFP Version-Independent Names and Targeting Specific Versions of Windows for more information.