acmDriverOpen function (msacm.h)

The acmDriverOpen function opens the specified ACM driver and returns a driver instance handle that can be used to communicate with the driver.

Syntax

MMRESULT ACMAPI acmDriverOpen(
  LPHACMDRIVER phad,
  HACMDRIVERID hadid,
  DWORD        fdwOpen
);

Parameters

phad

Pointer to a buffer that receives the new driver instance handle that can be used to communicate with the driver.

hadid

Handle to the driver identifier of an installed and enabled ACM driver.

fdwOpen

Reserved; must be zero.

Return value

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise. Possible error values include the following.

Return code Description
MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG
At least one flag is invalid.
MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE
The specified handle is invalid.
MMSYSERR_INVALPARAM
At least one parameter is invalid.
MMSYSERR_NOMEM
The system is unable to allocate resources.
MMSYSERR_NOTENABLED
The driver is not enabled.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header msacm.h
Library Msacm32.lib
DLL Msacm32.dll

See also

Audio Compression Functions

Audio Compression Manager