IG_mult_open

IG_mult_open_file

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This function creates a multimedia instance from a filename.

Declaration:

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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_mult_open_file( LPSTR szFilename, LPHIGMULT lphMult );

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
szFilename	LPSTR	Filename of multimedia to open.
lphMult	LPHIGMULT	Handle to multimedia instance.

Return Value:

Returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call. If there are no errors, the return value is IGE_SUCCESS.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

This function does not process image pixels.

Sample:

Media Player

Example:

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/* Get a multimedia file's duration using a filename / AT_ERRCOUNT nErrcount; / Number of errors on stack / HIGMULT hMult; / Multimedia instance handle / LPCSTR szFile; / Name of file to open / AT_UINT numFrames; / Total number of frames in file / AT_UINT duration; / Duration of file in milliseconds */ nErrcount = IG_mult_open_file(szFile, &hMult); nErrcount = IG_mult_duration_get(hMult, &numFrames, &duration); nErrcount = IG_mult_close(hMult);

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/* Get a multimedia file's duration using a filename */
AT_ERRCOUNT nErrcount;  /* Number of errors on stack */
HIGMULT hMult;          /* Multimedia instance handle */
LPCSTR szFile;          /* Name of file to open */
AT_UINT numFrames;      /* Total number of frames in file */
AT_UINT duration;       /* Duration of file in milliseconds */
nErrcount = IG_mult_open_file(szFile, &hMult);
nErrcount = IG_mult_duration_get(hMult, &numFrames, &duration);
nErrcount = IG_mult_close(hMult);

Remarks:

The file must remain accessible until the multimedia instance is closed.

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