Channel.DistributeFrom Method

Expedites setting up distribution of content from a remote multicast manager.

Syntax

nsChannelMgr.Channels(ChannelName).DistributeFrom( Server, ChName, Filter )

Parameters

Server

A String value specifying the name of the remote multicast manager server.

ChName

A String value specifying the name of the station whose information is being imported.

Filter

The filter value indicates specific types of information to exclude. Filter values can be added together to exclude multiple types of information.

Return Values

Returns an ActiveX HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The DistributeFrom method imports all of the station information from a specific station on a remote server to the current server. This information can be used to configure the current server to multicast the stream by changing the IP address and port.

The filter is an enumeration of MCMDELIVERYMODE type, and can have the following values:

Value	Mnemonic	Description
1	MCM_DM_SESSION	Ignore multicast address.
2	MCM_DM_SESSIONLESS_3PH	Ignore multicast adapter address.
4	MCM_DM_SESSIONLESS_EC	Ignore auto-archive directory.
8	MCM_DM_DISTRIBUTION	Ignore station name.

Example

' pick up multicast distribution described in LiveShow on server
' "NSServer" but don't archive it in the same place
NSChannelMgr.Channels(1).DistributeFrom ("NSServer", "LiveShow.nsc", 
   _4MCM_DM_SESSIONLESS_EC)