IEdmFolder7.DestroyDeletedItems

Has anyone ever used the IEdmFolder7.DestroyDeletedItems function? I can't figure out how to make it work.

The syntax is:

HRESULT DestroyDeletedItems( [in] VARIANT_BOOL bRecursive,
                             [in] VARIANT oDeleteDate,
                             [out] SAFEARRAY ( struct EdmFileInfo ) **ppoDestroyedItems,
                             [out] SAFEARRAY ( struct EdmBatchDelErrInfo ) **ppoErrors );

 

The oDeleteDate [input] requires an Object? How would you pass the date as on Object?

I am attempting to create an automated tool (vb.net) that will log and recursively destroy all files in the vault that were deleted more than 3 months ago. This action is part of my monthly backup procedure and is very time consuming.

Here is my code so far. It doesn't work! The error I get is "The Data is Invalid." I can't tell if it is caused by the Date or one of the returned arrays.

    Private Sub Main_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

        On Error GoTo Err_Main_Load

        Dim Vault As EdmVault5

        Vault = New EdmVault5

        Vault.Login("Admin", "#######", "API_DEVEN")

        Dim RootFolder As IEdmFolder7 = Vault.GetFolderFromPath("C:\API_DEVEN\Projects\101 Test Area\CAD")

        Dim ppoDestroyedItems()

        Dim ppoErrors()

        RootFolder.DestroyDeletedItems(True, Date.Today, ppoDestroyedItems, ppoErrors)

        Exit Sub

Thanks

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