[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
This is the main interface of Announcement Listener. The methods can enable or disable the program in its entirety, return the collection of filters, or submit a broadcast announcement to the scheduling queue without calling any filters.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| get_AutoStart | Retrieves the AutoStart property, which determines whether Announcement Listener is included in the system startup. |
| get_Filters | A pointer to the collection of filters that are installed in Announcement Listener. |
| get_Running | Determines whether the reception of announcements is enabled. |
| IsBpcTask | Returns TRUE if a task name from the Task Scheduler was created by Announcement Listener, and FALSE if it was not. Task Scheduler is a component of Windows 98. |
| put_AutoStart | Stores the AutoStart property, which determines whether Announcement Listener is included in the system startup. |
| put_Running | Enables or disables the reception of announcements from the announcement socket. |
| SubmitAnnouncement | Causes Announcement Listener to unconditionally schedule the receipt of a broadcast, without the announcement being sent to the public announcement address. |