DOCERR: ICM_DECOMPRESSEX_QUERY dwParam1 and dwParam2 Incorrect

ID: Q129954

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
Microsoft Video for Windows Development Kit, version 1.1

SUMMARY

The online help (DK_DOC.HLP or DK_DOC.MVB) in the Microsoft Video for Windows DK incorrectly documents the ICM_DECOMPRESSEX_QUERY message. The incorrect documentation states the following:

dwParam1 - Specifies a far pointer to an ICDECOMPRESSEX data structure describing the input format.

dwParam2 - Specifies zero or a far pointer to an ICDECOMPRESSEX data structure used to return the output format. Zero indicates that any output format is acceptable.

The correct documentation for this message is listed below:

dwParam1 - Specifies zero or a far pointer to an ICDECOMPRESSEX data structure used to return the output format. Zero indicates that any output format is acceptable.

dwParam2 - Contains the size in bytes of the structure pointed to by dwParam1.

The ICSAMPLE sample code from the Microsoft Video for Windows DK correctly handles the ICM_DECOMPRESSEX_QUERY message.

NOTE: The similarly named ICM_DECOMPRESS_QUERY message is documented correctly.

Additional query words: 3.10 1.10 installable compression manager ICM codec compressor decompressor VfWDK

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.1; :1.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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