FIX: MCIWndGetPositionString Makes Time Format Milliseconds (135304)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Video for Windows Development Kit 1.1
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q135304 SYMPTOMS
Calling MCIWndGetPositionString causes the time format (set with
MCIWndSetTimeFormat) to change to milliseconds. This applies only to
devices that have tracks.
RESOLUTION
To work around the problem, reset the time format after calling
MCIWndGetPositionString as follows:
#ifdef _WIN32
TCHAR pszFormat[30]; // Use a TCHAR in Win32
TCHAR pszPosition[30];
#else // Not Win32
char pszFormat[30];
char pszPosition[30];
#endif
// Get the time format - hWnd is the hWnd of the MCIWnd
MCIWndGetTimeFormat(hWnd, pszFormat, sizeof(pszFormat));
// Get the position - hWnd is the hWnd of the MCIWnd
MCIWndGetPositionString(hWnd, pszPosition, sizeof(pszPosition));
// Reset the time format - hWnd is the hWnd of the MCIWnd
if (0 == MCIWndSetTimeFormat(hWnd, pszFormat))
// Successful
else
// Could not reset time format
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbOSWin2000fix KB135304 |
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