MFCreateFile function (mfapi.h)
Creates a byte stream from a file.
HRESULT MFCreateFile(
MF_FILE_ACCESSMODE AccessMode,
MF_FILE_OPENMODE OpenMode,
MF_FILE_FLAGS fFlags,
LPCWSTR pwszFileURL,
IMFByteStream **ppIByteStream
);
AccessMode
The requested access mode, specified as a member of the MF_FILE_ACCESSMODE enumeration.
OpenMode
The behavior of the function if the file already exists or does not exist, specified as a member of the MF_FILE_OPENMODE enumeration.
fFlags
Bitwise OR of values from the MF_FILE_FLAGS enumeration.
pwszFileURL
Pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the file name.
ppIByteStream
Receives a pointer to the IMFByteStream interface of the byte stream. The caller must release the interface.
If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
This function is available on the following platforms if the Windows Media Format 11 SDK redistributable components are installed:
- Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later.
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition) installed.
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | mfapi.h |
Library | Mfplat.lib |
DLL | Mfplat.dll |