METAHEADER

The METAHEADER structure contains information about a Windows-format metafile.

typedef struct tagMETAHEADER {  // mh 
    WORD  mtType; 
    WORD  mtHeaderSize; 
    WORD  mtVersion; 
    DWORD mtSize; 
    WORD  mtNoObjects; 
    DWORD mtMaxRecord; 
    WORD  mtNoParameters; 
} METAHEADER; 
 

Members

mtType

Specifies whether the metafile is in memory or recorded in a disk file. This member can be one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
1	Metafile is in memory.
2	Metafile is in a disk file.

mtHeaderSize

Specifies the size, in words, of the metafile header.

mtVersion

Specifies the system version number. The version number for metafiles that support device-independent bitmaps (DIBs) is 0x0300. Otherwise, the version number is 0x0100.

mtSize

Specifies the size, in words, of the file.

mtNoObjects

Specifies the maximum number of objects that exist in the metafile at the same time.

mtMaxRecord

Specifies the size, in words, of the largest record in the metafile.

mtNoParameters

Reserved.

See Also

Metafiles Overview, Enhanced Metafile Structures, METARECORD