IWMDRMReader::MonitorLicenseAcquisition method (wmsdkidl.h)

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The MonitorLicenseAcquisition method, in nonsilent license acquisition, informs the application when a license has been successfully acquired.

Syntax

HRESULT MonitorLicenseAcquisition();

Return value

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This method should be used whenever nonsilent license acquisition has been initiated for DRM version 7 content. It is an asynchronous call that returns immediately. This method creates a thread that periodically checks the local license store to determine when the requested license has been received. To cancel the attempt, call CancelMonitorLicenseAcquisition.

When the license acquisition is completed (whether successful or otherwise), the application is notified through a WMT_LICENSE_ACQUIRE event that is sent to the application's IWMStatusCallback::OnStatus method.

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 WMStubDRM.lib

See also

Handling License Acquisition Events

IWMDRMReader Interface

IWMDRMReader::CancelMonitorLicenseAcquisition

IWMStatusCallback::OnStatus