IWMReaderAdvanced4::GetURL method (wmsdkidl.h)

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The GetURL method retrieves the URL of the file being read. This URL might be different from the URL that was passed to IWMReader::Open, because the reader might have been redirected.

Syntax

HRESULT GetURL(
       WCHAR *pwszURL,
  [in] DWORD *pcchURL
);

Parameters

pwszURL

[ out ] Pointer to a wide-character null-terminated string containing the URL of the file.

[in] pcchURL

[ in, out ] Pointer to a variable containing the number of wide characters in pwszURL.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.
E_INVALIDARG
NULL pointer argument.

Remarks

Call this method twice. The first time, pass NULL as the value for pwszURL. The method returns the size of the string in the pcchURL parameter. Allocate the required amount of memory for the string and call the method again. This time, pass a pointer to the allocated buffer in the pwszURL parameter.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only],Windows Media Format 9 Series 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; WMStubDRM.lib (if you use DRM)

See also

IWMReaderAdvanced4 Interface