waveOutGetPosition

This function retrieves the current playback position of the specified waveform output device.

MMRESULT waveOutGetPosition(
HWAVEOUT hwo, 
LPMMTIME pmmt, 
UINT cbmmt ); 

Parameters

  • hwo
    Handle to the waveform-audio output device.
  • pmmt
    Pointer to an MMTIME structure.
  • cbmmt
    Size, in bytes, of the MMTIME structure.

Return Values

One of the values described in the following table is returned.

Value Description
MMSYSERR_NOERROR Success.
MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE Specified device handle is invalid.
MMSYSERR_NODRIVER No device driver is present.
MMSYSERR_NOMEM Unable to allocate or lock memory.

Remarks

Before calling this function, set the wType member of the MMTIME structure to indicate the time format you want. After calling this function, check wType to determine whether the time format is supported. If the format is not supported, wType will specify an alternative format.

The position is set to zero when the device is opened or reset.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 2.0 and later Mmsystem.h   Wavelib.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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