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WMRMProtect.WriteFile

The WriteFile method writes an encrypted file with an updated content header.

Syntax

WMRMProtect.WriteFile(bstrFileName)

Parameters

bstrFileName

[in] String containing the path and name of the encrypted output file to be generated.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns a number in the error object.

Return code Description
0x80004005 An unspecified error occurred.
0x80070057 The specified parameter is not valid.

Remarks

Only the header is updated. The remainder of the file is unchanged.

Example Code

' Declare variables and objects.

    Dim sKID, sCID, sSeed, sKey, sHeader
    Dim sPrivKey, sPubKey
    Dim HeaderObj
    Dim KeysObj
    Dim ProtectObj

' Create objects.

    Set HeaderObj = Server.CreateObject("Wmrmobjs.WMRMHeader")
    Set KeysObj = Server.CreateObject("Wmrmobjs.WMRMKeys")
    Set ProtectObj = Server.CreateObject("Wmrmobjs.WMRMProtect")

' Create the key ID and content ID, and key. Set the key ID and 
' the content ID into the header. Store the key in a secure manner.

    sKID = KeysObj.GenerateKeyID()
    sCID = KeysObj.GenerateKeyID()
    KeysObj.KeyID = sKID

    HeaderObj.KeyID = sKID
    HeaderObj.ContentID = sCID

'  Replace XXX with the license key seed.

    sSeed = "XXX"
    KeysObj.Seed = sSeed

' Generate the key.

    sKey = KeysObj.GenerateKey()

' Specify the URL of the license issuer, and set it into
' the header.

    sURL = "https://www.LicenseIssuer.com/getlicense.asp"
    HeaderObj.LicenseAcqURL = sURL

' Set name-value pairs describing the content into the header.

    HeaderObj.Attribute("Author") = "name of the author"
    HeaderObj.Attribute("ContentDistributor") = "name of the distributor"
    HeaderObj.Attribute("ContentType") = "type of content distributed"
    HeaderObj.Attribute("Title") = "title of the content"

' Set the checksum.

    HeaderObj.SetCheckSum(sKey)

' Replace XXX with the packaging server's private key. 

    sPrivKey = "XXX"

' Sign the header.

    HeaderObj.Sign(sPrivKey)

' Retrieve the string containing the header.

    sHeader = HeaderObj.Header

' Set the header string into the WMRMProtect object.

    ProtectObj.Header = sHeader

' Set the key into the WMRMProtect object.

    ProtectObj.Key = sKey

' Specify the name of the file to be protected.

    ProtectObj.InputFile = "c:\input_file.wmv"

' Generate a protected file.

    ProtectObj.ProtectFile("c:\output_file_1.wmv")

' If you change the header, you can use the WriteFile()
' method to update the protected file without forcing 
' Windows Media Rights Manager to again encrypt the
' content. For example, the following illustrates how 
' to protect the file after adding attributes to the header.

    ProtectObj.InputFile=("C:\output_file_1.wmv")
    HeaderObj.Header = ProtectObj.Header

    HeaderObj.Attribute("Author") = "name of the author"
    HeaderObj.Attribute("ContentDistributor") = "name of the distributor"
   
    ProtectObj.Header = HeaderObj.Header
    ProtectObj.WriteFile("c:\output_file_2.wmv")

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Rights Manager 7 SDK or later

Reference: wmrmobjs 1.0 Type Library

Library: wmrmobjs.dll

Platform: Windows Server 2003

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