Examples of Using DirectPlay Addresses
This topic contains examples of DirectPlay Addresses and the data they contain for different connection types.
A DirectPlay Address describing an IPX connection
Initializing this connection will bind the DirectPlay object to the IPX service provider.
| guidDataType | dwDataSize | Data |
| DPAID_ServiceProvider | 16 | {685BC400-9D2C-11cf-A9CD-00AA006886E3} |
A DirectPlay Address describing a modem connection
Initializing this connection will bind DirectPlay to the modem service provider and store the phone number. A subsequent call the IDirectPlay3::EnumSessions will dial the number without asking the user for a phone number.
| guidDataType | dwDataSize | Data |
| DPAID_ServiceProvider | 16 | {44EAA760-CB68-11cf-9C4E-00A0C905425E} |
| DPAID_Phone | 9 (including NULL terminator) | "555-8237" |
A DirectPlay Address describing a TCP/IP connection
Initializing this connection will bind DirectPlay to the TCP/IP service provider and store the IP address. A subsequent call IDirectPlay3::EnumSessions will enumerate sessions on this server without asking the user for an IP address.
| guidDataType | dwDataSize | Data |
| DPAID_ServiceProvider | 16 | {36E95EE0-8577-11cf-960C-0080C7534E82} |
| DPAID_INet | 10 (including NULL terminator) | "127.0.0.1" |