waveOutGetPosition (Compact 2013)

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3/26/2014

This function retrieves the current playback position of the specified waveform output device.

Syntax

MMRESULT waveOutGetPosition(
  HWAVEOUT hwo,
  LPMMTIME pmmt,
  UINT cbmmt
);

Parameters

  • hwo
    Handle to the waveform-audio output device.
  • pmmt
    Pointer to an MMTIME structure.
  • cbmmt
    Size, in bytes, of the MMTIME structure.

Return Value

One of the values described in the following table is returned.

Value

Description

MMSYSERR_NOERROR

Success.

MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE

Specified device handle is invalid.

MMSYSERR_NODRIVER

No device driver is present.

MMSYSERR_NOMEM

Unable to allocate or lock memory.

Remarks

Before calling this function, set the wType member of the MMTIME structure to indicate the time format you want. After calling this function, check wType to determine whether the time format is supported. If the format is not supported, wType will specify an alternative format.

The position is set to zero when the device is opened or reset.

Requirements

Header

mmsystem.h

Library

coredll.lib

See Also

Reference

Waveform Audio Functions