Platform SDK: Broadcast Architecture |
The VBIStatus method returns information about the channel and tuning space to which the tuner is currently tuned. VBIStatus also returns a value indicating the strength of the VBI signal. Visual Basic syntax is shown.
object.VBIStatus(lPriority, lTuningSpace, lChannel, lVideoSubchannel, _ lAudioSubchannel, lSignalStrength)
For more information on working with BPCVBIControl, see Setting a Tuner to Receive VBI Data.
Windows NT/2000: Unsupported.
Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 98.
Header: Declared in vidsvr.odl.
Import Library: Included as a resource in vid.ocx.
BPCVBIControl, BPCVBIControl.VBITune
The following example receives tuning information about the channel that the tuner is currently using to receive VBI data.
Dim vbictrl As BPCVBIControl Set vbictrl = New BPCVBIControl ' Declare variables to receive the information. Dim priority As Long Dim tuningsp As Long Dim channel As Long Dim vidsubchl As Long Dim audsubchl As Long Dim sigstr As Long ' Retrieve the current VBI tuning information. vbictrl.VBIStatus priority, tuningsp, channel, vidsubchl, audsubchl, sigstr