WMCheckURLExtension function (wmsdkvalidate.h)

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The WMCheckURLExtension function examines the file name extension in the URL or file name that is passed in as an argument. The extension is compared to a list of supported file types in an attempt to determine whether the file can be opened by the objects of this SDK.

If you are writing an application that can handle many different file types, you can use this function to try to quickly determine whether the file can be read using objects of the Windows Media Format SDK.

Syntax

HRESULT WMCheckURLExtension(
  [in] LPCWSTR pwszURL
);

Parameters

[in] pwszURL

A wide-character null-terminated string containing a file name or URL.

Return value

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

Remarks

This function cannot report with absolute certainty whether a particular URL can be handled, as this cannot be determined until the URL is opened.

Requirements

See also

Functions