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waveOutGetDevCaps

The waveOutGetDevCaps function retrieves the capabilities of a given waveform-audio output device.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function waveOutGetDevCaps Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "waveOutGetDevCapsA" (ByVal uDeviceID As Long, lpCaps As WAVEOUTCAPS, ByVal uSize As Long) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
Winmm

Parameter Information
- uDeviceID
Identifier of the waveform-audio output device. It can be either a device identifier or a handle of an open waveform-audio output device.

- pwoc
Address of a WAVEOUTCAPS structure to be filled with information about the capabilities of the device.

- cbwoc
Size, in bytes, of the WAVEOUTCAPS structure.

Return Values
Returns MMSYSERR_NOERROR if successful or an error otherwise. Possible error values include the following.
MMSYSERR_BADDEVICEID Specified device identifier is out of range.
MMSYSERR_NODRIVER No device driver is present.
MMSYSERR_NOMEM Unable to allocate or lock memory.

Last update: 07 April 2006