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4/8/2010

Sets the variable-length format block.

Syntax

BOOL SetFormat(
  BYTE* 
pFormat,
  ULONG 
length 
);

Parameters

pFormat

Block of memory containing type-specific information.

length

Overall length of the format block.

Return Value

Returns one of the following values.

Value Description

TRUE

Format block was set.

FALSE

An error occurred; most likely there was no memory available.

Remarks

The function takes a copy of the format block and stores that internally.

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.12 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later
Note Microsoft DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and Library requirements
For more information, see Setting Up the Build Environment,
Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later