IWMSLoggingAdmin.IsPathValid (Visual Basic .NET)

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IWMSLoggingAdmin.IsPathValid (Visual Basic .NET)

The IsPathValid method validates the path to the log file.

Syntax

  Boolean = IWMSLoggingAdmin.IsPathValid(bstrPath)

Parameters

bstrPath

[in] String containing the path.

Return Values

This method returns a Boolean indicating whether the path is valid.

If this method fails, it throws an exception.

Number Description
0x80004005 The server cannot find the WMS Client Logging plug-in.

Example Code

Imports Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Private Sub ValidatePath()

    ' Declare variables.
    Dim Server As WMSServer
    Dim Plugin As IWMSPlugin
    Dim LogAdmin As IWMSLoggingAdmin
    Dim strExpanded As String
    Dim bValid As Boolean

Try
    ' Create the WMSServer object.
    Server = New WMSServer()

    ' Retrieve the plug-in to be configured.
    Plugin = Server.EventHandlers.Item("WMS Client Logging")

    ' Retrieve the custom interface of the plug-in.
    LogAdmin = Plugin.CustomInterface

    ' Retrieve the expanded form of the
    ' current log file name template.
    strExpanded = LogAdmin.ExpandTemplate(LogAdmin.Template)

    ' Validate the path to the log file.
    bValid = LogAdmin.IsPathValid(strExpanded)

Catch excCom As COMException
    ' TODO: Handle COM exceptions.
Catch exc As Exception
    ' TODO: Handle errors.
Finally
    ' TODO: Clean-up code goes here.
End Try

End Sub

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.

See Also

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