Platform SDK: Broadcast Architecture

IATVEFMulticastConfig::Initialize

Initializes a CSendATVEFMulticast object to send announcements, triggers, and packages directly to the NIC using native IP multicast.

HRESULT Initialize(
  ULONG NetworkInterface
);

Parameters

NetworkInterface
NIC over which the multicast will go out, in host order.

Return Value

Returns S_OK if the method succeeds; otherwise, an error code is returned.

Remarks

You must call this method exactly once during the lifetime of the object, before your application attempts to send any data. The network interface established in this method call will be in effect for the lifetime of the object.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 4.0 SP3 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 98.
  Header: Declared in atvefsnd.idl.
  Import Library: Included as a resource in atvefsnd.dll.

See Also

Using Video Enhancements (ATVEF)