realize command

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12/11/2020

The realize command instructs a device to select and realize its palette into the display context of the displayed window. Digital-video devices recognize this command.

To send this command, call the mciSendString function with the lpszCommand parameter set as follows.

_stprintf_s(
  lpszCommand, 
  TEXT("realize %s %s %s"), 
  lpszDeviceID, 
  lpszPalette, 
  lpszFlags
);

Parameters

lpszDeviceID

Identifier of an MCI device. This identifier or alias is assigned when the device is opened.

lpszPalette

One of the following flags.

Value	Meaning
background	Realizes the palette as a background palette.
normal	Realizes the palette for a top-level window. This is the default setting.

lpszFlags

Can be "wait", "notify", or both. For digital-video devices, "test" can also be specified. For more information about these flags, see The Wait, Notify, and Test Flags.

Return Value

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise.

Remarks

Use this command only if your application uses a window handle and receives a WM_QUERYNEWPALLETTE or WM_PALETTECHANGED message.

Examples

The following command tells the "myvideo" device to realize its palette.

realize myvideo normal

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]