Month: August 2008

WinHTTP escaping problem

WinHttpCrackUrl and WinHttpCreateUrl API functions are breaking URL string into components and recompose back to string. There was a mess with passwords and security issues since when putting password into URL is no more acceptable. Experienced users might remember the times when URL could embed password, e.g. ftp://john:mysecretpassword@host.com/path. Password is lo longer accepted by major…

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How To: Save image to BMP file from IBasicVideo or VMR windowless interface

A simple question being asked all over again. Given IBasicVideo, IBasicVideo2, IVMRWindowlessControl or IVMRWindowlessControl9, how to save image to file? It is easy. It is a bit easier with IBasicVideo because it is possible to query this interface directly from graph’s interface, such as IGraphBuilder, and the call will be forwarded to video renderer. This…

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How To: Dump CAtlRegExp regular expression variable on parse error

ATL regular expression code adds dump/debug capabilities with ATL_REGEXP_DUMP preprocessor definition defined (undocumented). Dump output is directed to stdout, so if the application is not console, it has to be redirected in advance, e.g. into a $(BinaryPath)$(BinaryName)-atlrx.h file. CAtlRegExp<> Expression; LPCTSTR pszPattern; BOOL bCaseSensitive; #if defined(ATL_REGEXP_DUMP) REParseError Error = Expression.Parse(pszPattern, bCaseSensitive); if(Error != REPARSE_ERROR_OK) {…

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How To: Dump DirectShow media samples

Given a DirectShow filter graph, what media samples are being sent through particular graph point? DumpMediaSamples utility gives a fast answer to this question. It prints out connection media type details (with details of VIDEOINFOHEADER, VIDEOINFOHEADER2 and WAVEFORMATEX structures corresponding to FORMAT_VideoInfo, FORMAT_VideoInfo2 and FORMAT_WaveFormatEx format types) and IMediaSample details obtained through AM_SAMPLE2_PROPERTIES structure. First…

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