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IWMSFileDescription Object (Visual Basic .NET)

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IWMSFileDescription Object (Visual Basic .NET)

You can use the IWMSFileDescription object to describe a directory, content file, or playlist file.

The IWMSFileDescription object exposes the following properties.

Property Description
Name Retrieves the name of a directory, media file, or playlist file.
Type Retrieves an enumeration value that indicates whether the IWMSFileDescription object describes a directory, a media file, or a playlist file.

Example Code

The following example illustrates how to retrieve an IWMSFileDescription object.

Imports Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Private Sub RetrieveObj()

    ' Declare variables.
    Dim Server As WMSServer
    Dim FileDescriptions As IWMSFileDescriptions
    Dim FileDescription As IWMSFileDescription
    Dim strPath As String
    Dim i As Integer

Try
    ' Create the WMSServer object.
    Server = New WMSServer()

    ' Retrieve the IWMSFileDescriptions object.
    strPath = "file://c:\wmpub\wmroot"
    FileDescriptions = Server.FileDescriptions(strPath, WMS_FILE_TYPE.WMS_FILE_UNSPECIFIED)

    ' Retrieve information associated with each description.
    For i = 0 To FileDescriptions.Count - 1
        FileDescription = FileDescriptions.Item(i)
    Next i

Catch excCom As COMException
    ' TODO: Handle COM exceptions.
Catch exc As Exception
    ' TODO: Handle errors.
Finally
    ' TODO: Clean-up code goes here.
End Try

End Sub

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