delete

The delete command deletes a data segment from a file. Digital-video and waveform-audio devices recognize this command.

wsprintf(lpstrCommand, "delete %s %s %s", lpszDeviceID, lpszPosition, 
    lpszFlags); 
 

Parameters

lpszDeviceID

Identifier of an MCI device. This identifier or alias is assigned when the device is opened.

lpszPosition

Flag that identifies a data segment to delete. The following table lists device types that recognize the delete command and the flags used by each type:

digitalvideo	at rectangle audio stream stream from position	to position video stream stream
waveaudio	from position	to position

The following table lists the flags that can be specified in the lpszPosition parameter and their meanings:

at rectangle	Specifies the portion of each frame deleted. If omitted, it defaults to the entire frame. When this item is specified, frames are not deleted. Instead the area inside the rectangle becomes black.
audio stream stream	Specifies the audio stream in the workspace affected by the command. If you use this flag and also want to delete video, you must also use the "video stream" flag. (If neither flag is specified, all audio and video streams are deleted.)
from position	Specifies the position at which deletion begins. If this flag is omitted, the deletion begins at the current position.
to position	Specifies the position at which deletion ends. If this flag is omitted, the deletion continues to the end of the content or workspace.
video stream stream	Specifies the video stream in the workspace affected by the command. If you use this flag and also want to delete audio, you must also use "audio stream" flag. (If neither flag is specified, all audio and video streams are deleted.)

lpszFlags

Can be "wait", "notify", or both. For digital-video and VCR devices, "test" can also be specified. For more information about these flags, see The Wait, Notify, and Test Flags.

Return Values

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise.

Remarks

Before issuing any commands that use position values, you should set the desired time format by using the set command.

The following command deletes the waveform-audio data from 1 millisecond through 900 milliseconds (assuming the time format is set to milliseconds):

delete mysound from 1 to 900
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 4.0 SP3 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in mqoai.h.
  Import Library: Use mqoa.lib.
  Unicode: Defined only as Unicode.

See Also

MCI Overview, MCI Command Strings, set