InquireSave

The InquireSave function returns the size of the screen save buffer.

Parameters

AX

Specifies the action to take. It can contain one of the following values.

Value Meaning

1 Returns buffer size for text capture.
2 Returns buffer size for graphics capture.

DS

Specifies the segment address of the grabber (CS and DS registers are equal).

Return Value

The return value in the DX:AX register pair is the specified buffer size (in bytes).

Comments

The InquireSave (or InquireGrab) function is responsible for carrying out any necessary initializations for the grabber the first time the function is called. Windows calls either InquireGrab or InquireSave before any other call to a grabber function (unless the InitScreen function is present).

See Also

InitScreen, InquireGrab