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Function name : capGetDriverDescription

Group: Windows Multimedia - Library: avicap32

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The capGetDriverDescription function retrieves the version description of the capture driver.

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Code examples:

Using Video Capture: enumerating installed capture drivers

Declaration:

BOOL VFWAPI capGetDriverDescription(
  WORD wDriverIndex,
  LPSTR lpszName,
  INT cbName,
  LPSTR lpszVer,
  INT cbVer
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER capGetDriverDescription IN avicap32;
	INTEGER   wDriverIndex,;
	STRING  @ lpszName,;
	INTEGER   cbName,;
	STRING  @ lpszVer,;
	INTEGER   cbVer
  

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Parameters:

wDriverIndex Index of the capture driver. The index can range from 0 through 9.

lpszName Pointer to a buffer containing a null-terminated string corresponding to the capture driver name.

cbName Length, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by lpszName.

lpszVer Pointer to a buffer containing a null-terminated string corresponding to the description of the capture driver.

cbVer Length, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by lpszVer.

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Return value:

Returns TRUE if successful or FALSE otherwise.

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