| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++) |
The OpenMoniker method opens a file or device moniker; you can read media data from this moniker if DirectShow supports the moniker.
Syntax
HRESULT OpenMoniker(
IBindCtx *pCtx,
IMoniker *pMoniker,
DWORD dwFlags
);
Parameters
pCtx
[in] Pointer to the bind context associated with the moniker.
pMoniker
[in] Pointer to an IMoniker interface that specifies the moniker you want to open.
dwFlags
[in] Value that modifies how the filter graph will render the specified file. This value is a combination of one or more of the following flags.
| Value | Description |
| AMMSF_NOCLOCK | Run the stream with no clock. |
| AMMSF_NORENDER | Open the file, but do not render any streams. This flag should always be accompanied with the AMMSF_RUN flag. |
| AMMSF_RENDERALLSTREAMS | Render all streams, including those that do not have an existing media stream. |
| AMMSF_RENDERTOEXISTING | Only render to existing streams. |
| AMMSF_RUN | Set the stream into the run state. |
Return Value
Returns S_OK if successful or E_INVALIDARG if the dwFlags parameter is invalid.
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