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Today’s update for DirectShow Filter Graph Spy introduces 64-bit version (mind the beta state) and a mini-API for an external module to be involved into graph building process. Filter Graph Spy is offering three new interfaces that provide extensibility of the spy: IFilterGraphAddRemoveHook IFilterGraphConnectHook IFilterGraphStateControlHook The interfaces are contained in the type library and can…
Given the combo box initialization code: m_ComboBox.SetRedraw(FALSE); m_ComboBox.ResetContent(); for(INT nIndex = 0; nIndex < 3; nIndex++) m_ComboBox.AddString(AtlFormatString(_T(“Item %d”), nIndex + 1)); m_ComboBox.SetCurSel(1); m_ComboBox.SetRedraw(TRUE) How the combo box is going to look like?
One thing is worth special mentioning in connection with previous post on DirectShow Filter Graph Spy on Microsoft Vista system: ATL’s CSecurityDesc class caused to waste some time. CRegKey Key; ATLENSURE_SUCCEEDED(HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(Key.Open(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, pszKeyName, READ_CONTROL | WRITE_OWNER))); CSecurityDesc AdministratorsOwnerSecurityDescriptor; AdministratorsOwnerSecurityDescriptor.SetOwner(Sids::Admins()); ATLENSURE_SUCCEEDED(HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(Key.SetKeySecurity(OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION, &AdministratorsOwnerSecurityDescriptor))); The code compiles fine, but on runtime it gives error 87 (ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, E_INVALIDARG) in the…
I am sharing a couple of utilities to be able to quick check system settings. TimeZoneInformation prints in a human friendly style TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION structure as reported by Windows through GetTimeZoneInformation API. TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION: .Bias: -120 .StandardName: FLE Standard Time .StandardDate: { .wYear 0, .wMonth 10, .wDay 5, .wDayOfWeek 0, .wHour 4, .wMinute 0, .wSecond 0, .wMilliseconds…
Just recently there was a problem discovered in considered to be stable DirectShow component (the problem itself is not fatal – access violation while being used in improbable scenario – and thus it may appear it is even ignored), another “pleasant” thing came up with an API from another vendor. The camera vendor is recognized…