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IWMSAdminArchiveSink.ActivePath (C#)

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IWMSAdminArchiveSink.ActivePath (C#)

The ActivePath property retrieves the path to the content that is being archived.

Syntax

  string = IWMSAdminArchiveSink.ActivePath;

Property Value

A string containing the path.

If this property fails, it throws an exception.

Number Description
0x8000FFFF The WMS Archive Data Writer plug-in cannot be found.

Remarks

This property is read-only.

If a publishing point is not actively archiving content, this method will return an empty string.

Example Code

using Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

// Declare variables.
WMSServer Server;
IWMSBroadcastPublishingPoint BCPubPoint;
IWMSPlugin Plugin;
IWMSAdminArchiveSink AdminArchiveSink;

try {
    // Create a new WMSServer object.
    Server = new WMSServerClass();

    // Add a new broadcast publishing point.
    BCPubPoint = (IWMSBroadcastPublishingPoint)
                 Server.PublishingPoints.Add("NewPubPoint",
                                           WMS_PUBLISHING_POINT_CATEGORY.
                                           WMS_PUBLISHING_POINT_BROADCAST,
                                           "c:\\wmpub\\wmroot\\playlist.wsx");

    // Retrieve the plug-in to be configured.
    Plugin = BCPubPoint.BroadcastDataSinks[
                             "WMS Archive Data Writer"];

    // Retrieve the custom interface of the plug-in.
    AdminArchiveSink =
        (IWMSAdminArchiveSink)Plugin.CustomInterface;

    // Retrieve the path to content currently being archived.
    string Path = AdminArchiveSink.ActivePath;
}
catch (COMException comExc) {
    // TODO: Handle COM exceptions.
}
catch (Exception e) {
    // TODO: Handle exceptions.
}

Requirements

Reference: Add a reference to Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop.

Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.dll.

Library: WMSServerTypeLib.dll.

Platform: Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family.

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