MCI_MAKE_HMS

The MCI_MAKE_HMS macro creates a time value in packed hours/minutes/seconds (HMS) format from the given hours, minutes, and seconds values.

DWORD MCI_MAKE_HMS(
  BYTE hours,   
  BYTE minutes, 
  BYTE seconds  
);
 

Parameters

hours, minutes, and seconds

Number of hours, minutes, and seconds.

Return Values

Returns the time in packed HMS format.

Remarks

Time in HMS format is expressed as a doubleword value with the least significant byte containing hours, the next least significant byte containing minutes, and the next least significant byte containing seconds. The most significant byte is unused.

The MCI_MAKE_HMS macro is defined as follows:

#define MCI_MAKE_HMS(h, m, s) ((DWORD)(((BYTE)(h) | \ 
                              ((WORD)(m) << 8)) | \ 
                              (((DWORD)(BYTE)(s)) << 16))) 
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in mmsystem.h.

See Also

MCI Overview, MCI Macros