AVIStreamRelease

The AVIStreamRelease function decrements the reference count of an AVI stream interface handle, and closes the stream if the count reaches zero.

This function supersedes the obsolete AVIStreamClose function.

STDAPI_(LONG) AVIStreamRelease(
  PAVISTREAM pavi  
);

Parameters

pavi

Handle to an open stream.

Return Values

Returns the current reference count of the stream. This value should be used only for debugging purposes.

The argument pavi is a pointer to an IAVIStream interface.

Requirements

**  Windows NT/2000/XP:** Included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.
**  Windows 95/98/Me:** Included in Windows 95 and later.
**  Header:** Declared in Vfw.h.
**  Library:** Use Vfw32.lib.

See Also

AVIFile Functions and Macros, AVIFile Functions