DPN_CAPS

Used when setting and retrieving general parameters for DirectPlay.

typedef struct _DPN_CAPS{
    DWORD dwSize;
    DWORD dwFlags;
    DWORD dwConnectTimeout;
    DWORD dwConnectRetries;
    DWORD dwTimeoutUntilKeepAlive;
} DPN_CAPS, *PDPN_CAPS;

Members

dwSize

This value must be set to the size of the structure.

dwFlags

Reserved, this must be 0.

dwConnectTimeout

Number of milliseconds DirectPlay should wait before it retries a connection request.

dwConnectRetries

Number of connection retries DirectPlay should make during the connection process.

dwTimeoutUntilKeepAlive

Number of milliseconds DirectPlay waits since the last time it received a packet from an endpoint, before it sends a keep alive message. The actual delay can vary from the specified value to as much as twice the specified value.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000/XP: Available as a redistributable for Windows 2000 and later.
  Windows 98/Me: Available as a redistributable for Windows 98 and later.
  Header: Declared in Dplay8.h.