IWMWriterFileSink::Open method (wmsdkidl.h)

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The Open method opens a file that acts as the writer sink.

Syntax

HRESULT Open(
  [in] const WCHAR *pwszFilename
);

Parameters

[in] pwszFilename

Pointer to a wide-character null-terminated string containing the file name. URLs are not supported.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.
E_POINTER
The pwszFilename parameter is NULL.

Remarks

There is no close method in this interface as the closing of the writer sink file is done automatically by a call to IWMWriter::EndWriting.

See the Remarks and Example Code sections for IWMWriter::BeginWriting.

Requirements

   
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only],Windows Media Format 7 SDK, or later versions of the SDK
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wmsdkidl.h (include Wmsdk.h)
Library Wmvcore.lib; WMStubDRM.lib (if you use DRM)

See also

IWMWriterFileSink Interface