IImagingFactory::InstallImageCodec (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This feature is being deprecated for this release. Refer to this component: Windows Imaging Component.

This method is used to install an imaging codec.

Syntax

HRESULT InstallImageCodec(
  const ImageCodecInfo* codecInfo
);

Parameters

• codecInfo
  [in] A pointer to an ImageCodecInfo object describing the codec to install.

Return Value

If successful, this method returns S_OK.

This method may return E_INVALIDARG if it fails.

Remarks

This method is primarily for third-party codec developers.

To install an external codec DLL, first register the COM component for your DLL. After the COM component is registered, call the IImagingFactory::InstallImageCodec method to complete the installation.

To uninstall a codec DLL, complete the process in reverse order: First, call IImagingFactory::UninstallImageCodec; then deregisterer your COM component.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

IImagingFactory
ImageCodecInfo
IImagingFactory::UninstallImageCodec