File Source (Async) Filter (Windows CE 5.0)

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The file source (async) filter opens and reads local files of many different data formats and passes the data to a parser filter. For downloading data from the Web, use the file source (URL) filter.

The following table shows the filter properties.

Filter property Description
Filter Interfaces IBaseFilter, IFileSourceFilter
Input Pin Media Types Not applicable
Input Pin Interfaces Not applicable
Output Pin Media Types MEDIATYPE_Stream. The subtype depends on the media format. MEDIASUBTYPE_NULL if the filter does not recognize the format.
Output Pin Interfaces IAsyncReader
Filter CLSID CLSID_AsyncReader
Executable Quartz.dll
Merit MERIT_UNLIKELY
Filter Category CLSID_LegacyAmFilterCategory

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Supported DirectShow Filters

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