WMCreateReader function (wmsdkidl.h)
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The WMCreateReader function creates a reader object.
Syntax
HRESULT WMCreateReader(
[in] IUnknown *pUnkCert,
[in] DWORD dwRights,
[out] IWMReader **ppReader
);
Parameters
[in] pUnkCert
This value must be set to NULL.
[in] dwRights
DWORD indicating the desired operation. Set to one of the values from the WMT_RIGHTS enumeration type, indicating the operation that is performed on this file. If multiple operations are being performed, dwRights must consist of multiple values from WMT_RIGHTS combined by using the bitwise OR operator.
[out] ppReader
Pointer to a pointer to the IWMReader interface of the newly created reader object.
Return value
The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
|
The function succeeded. |
|
The function is unable to allocate memory for the new object. |
Remarks
After this object has been created, you can modify the rights that will be requested for the next file opened by calling IWMDRMReader::SetDRMProperty with the DRM_Rights property. Note that when using this property, the rights are specified as strings, not as DWORD values.
The dwRights parameter may be set to 0 when reading non-DRM content. If dwRights is set to 0 and you open a protected file, you can access license related metadata, but you cannot read data from any streams in the file.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only],Windows Media Format 7 SDK, or later versions of the SDK |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | wmsdkidl.h (include Wmsdk.h) |
| Library | Wmvcore.lib |
| DLL | Wmvcore.dll |