IVideoV2StartRecordingVideoFile Method

Starts recording a new video file.

Namespace: ASCOM.DeviceInterface
Assembly: ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces (in ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces.dll) Version: 7.0.0-rc.0+0

Syntax

string StartRecordingVideoFile(
	string PreferredFileName
)

Function StartRecordingVideoFile ( 
	PreferredFileName As String
) As String

String^ StartRecordingVideoFile(
	String^ PreferredFileName
)

PreferredFileName String: The file name requested by the client. Some systems may not allow the file name to be controlled directly and they should ignore this parameter.

String
The actual file name of the file that is being recorded.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
MethodNotImplementedException	Must throw exception if not implemented.
InvalidOperationException	Must throw exception if the current camera state doesn't allow to begin recording a file.
NotConnectedException	If the device is not connected
DriverException	An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. Include sufficient detail in the message text to enable the issue to be accurately diagnosed by someone other than yourself.

Revision History

Date	Version	Description
IVideo	Platform 6.1	Member added.