AVIFileCreateStream function (vfw.h)

The AVIFileCreateStream function creates a new stream in an existing file and creates an interface to the new stream.

Syntax

HRESULT AVIFileCreateStream(
  PAVIFILE      pfile,
  PAVISTREAM    *ppavi,
  AVISTREAMINFO *psi
);

pfile

Handle to an open AVI file.

ppavi

Pointer to the new stream interface.

psi

Pointer to a structure containing information about the new stream, including the stream type and its sample rate.

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise. Unless the file has been opened with write permission, this function returns AVIERR_READONLY.

This function starts a reference count for the new stream.

The argument pfile is a pointer to an IAVIFile interface. The argument ppavi is a pointer to an IAVIStream interface.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	vfw.h
Library	Vfw32.lib
DLL	Avifil32.dll