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IStats::GetConversationStatistics

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The GetConversationStatistics method retrieves session and station information about the current capture.

HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE GetConversationStatistics(DWORD*nSessions,
LPSESSIONSTATSlpSessionStats,
DWORD*nStations,
LPSTATIONSTATSlpStationStats,
BOOLfClearAfterReading);

Parameters

  • nSessions
    [out] A pointer to a DWORD that contains the number of sessions recorded for the current capture.
  • lpSessionStats
    [out] A pointer to a SESSIONSTATS structure.
  • nStations
    [out] A pointer to a DWORD that contains the number of stations recorded for the current capture.
  • lpStationStats
    [out] A pointer to a STATIONSTATS structure.
  • fClearAfterReading
    [in] Flag used to instruct Network Monitor to clear the internal storage of the SESSIONSTATS and STATIONSTATS structures after the current data is retrieved.

Return Values

If the method is successful, the return value is NMERR_SUCCESS.

If the method is unsuccessful, the return value is one of the following error codes:

Return code Description
NMERR_NOT_CONNECTED The NPP is not connected to the network. Call IStats::Connect to connect the NPP to the network.
NMERR_NOT_CAPTURING The NPP is not capturing data. Call IStats::Start to start the capture.
NMERR_NOT_STATS_ONLY The NPP is connected to the network, but not with the IStats::Connect method.
NMERR_NO_CONVERSATION_STATS The configuration for this connection is set to not save conversation statistics. To save conversation statistics, stop the capture, set NoConversationStats = YES in the configuration BLOB, and then restart the capture.

Remarks

This method can be called only while data capture is in progress; when the current capture is paused, a call to this method will not succeed.

To start a capture, call the IStats::Start method. To retrieve other types of statistics, call IStats::GetTotalStatistics.

Requirements

Client Requires Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Server Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server 4.0.
Header

Declared in Netmon.h.
DLL Requires Ndisnpp.dll. Requires Rmtnpp.dll.

See Also

IStats::GetTotalStatistics, IStats::Start, IStats::Connect, SESSIONSTATS, STATIONSTATS