MCIWndGetTimeFormat  74SB3T 

The MCIWndGetTimeFormat macro retrieves the current time format of an MCI device in two forms: as a numerical value and as a string. You can use this macro or explicitly send the MCIWNDM_GETTIMEFORMAT2GAJDDC message.

LONG MCIWndGetTimeFormat(

    hwnd,

 

    lp,

 

    len

 

   );

 

 

Parameters

hwnd

Handle of the MCIWnd window.

lp

Address of a buffer to contain the null-terminated string form of the time format.

len

Size, in bytes, of the buffer.

Return Values

Returns an integer corresponding to the MCI constant defining the time format.

Remarks

If the time format string is longer than the return buffer, MCIWnd truncates the string.

An MCI device can support one or more of the following time formats:

Time format

MCI constant

Bytes

MCI_FORMAT_BYTES

Frames

MCI_FORMAT_FRAMES

Hours, minutes, seconds

MCI_FORMAT_HMS

Milliseconds

MCI_FORMAT_MILLISECONDS

Minutes, seconds, frames

MCI_FORMAT_MSF

Samples

MCI_FORMAT_SAMPLES

SMPTE 24

MCI_FORMAT_SMPTE_24

SMPTE 25

MCI_FORMAT_SMPTE_25

SMPTE 30 drop

MCI_FORMAT_SMPTE_30DROP

SMPTE 30 (non-drop)

MCI_FORMAT_SMPTE_30

Tracks, minutes, seconds, frames

MCI_FORMAT_TMSF

 

See Also

MCIWNDM_GETTIMEFORMAT