MCI_MAKE_MSF

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The MCI_MAKE_MSF macro creates a time value in packed minutes/seconds/frames (MSF) format from the given minutes, seconds, and frame values.

DWORD MCI_MAKE_MSF(
  BYTE minutes,  
  BYTE seconds,  
  BYTE frames    
);

Parameters

minutes

Number of minutes.

seconds

Number of seconds.

frames

Number of frames.

Return Values

Returns the time in packed MSF format.

Remarks

Time in MSF format is expressed as a DWORD value with the least significant byte containing minutes, the next least significant byte containing seconds, and the next least significant byte containing frames. The most significant byte is unused.

The MCI_MAKE_MSF macro is defined as follows:

#define MCI_MAKE_MSF(m, s, f) ((DWORD)(((BYTE)(m) | \ 
                              ((WORD)(s) << 8)) | \ 
                              (((DWORD)(BYTE)(f)) << 16)))

Requirements

**  Windows NT/2000/XP:** Included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.
**  Windows 95/98/Me:** Included in Windows 95 and later.
**  Header:** Declared in Mmsystem.h; include Windows.h.

See Also

MCI, MCI Macros