MCIWNDM_GETDEVICE

The MCIWNDM_GETDEVICE message retrieves the name of the currently open MCI device. You can send this message explicitly or by using the MCIWndGetDevice macro.

MCIWNDM_GETDEVICE 
wParam = (WPARAM) (UINT) len; 
lParam = (LPARAM) (LPVOID) lp; 
 

Parameters

len

Size, in bytes, of the buffer.

lp

Address of an application-defined buffer to return the device name.

Return Values

Returns zero if successful or a nonzero value otherwise.

Remarks

If the null-terminated string containing the device name is longer than the buffer, MCIWnd truncates it.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in vfw.h.
  Unicode: Defined as Unicode and ANSI messages.

See Also

MCIWnd Window Class Overview, MCIWnd Messages, MCIWndGetDevice