IMediaControl::AddSourceFilter method (control.h)

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The AddSourceFilter method adds a source filter to the filter graph.

This method is intended for use by Visual Basic 6.0 applications. It was documented for Visual Basic 6.0 as the FilgraphManager.AddSourceFilter method. C++ applications should use the IGraphBuilder::AddSourceFilter method instead.

Syntax

HRESULT AddSourceFilter(
  [in]  BSTR      strFilename,
  [out] IDispatch **ppUnk
);

Parameters

[in] strFilename

Specifies the name of the file to load.

[out] ppUnk

Receives a pointer to the IDispatch interface. The caller must release the interface. You can query the returned pointer for the IFilterInfo interface.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Requirements

See also

IMediaControl Interface