VLOPENVIDEO(3dm)					      VLOPENVIDEO(3dm)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     vlOpenVideo, vlCloseVideo - open or close a connection to the VL server

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <dmedia/vl.h>

     VLServer vlOpenVideo(const	char *sName);
     int vlCloseVideo(VLServer svr);

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

     sName	Server name to open.  Must be NULL string.

     svr	Handle to the server.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     vlOpenVideo establishes a connection to a video server. This connection
     must be established before	any other VL functions are called. There is
     only one server per host.

     Currently the server name parameter must be NULL.

     vlCloseVideo closes the connection	to the video server.  Any resources in
     the library and server are	released, and the paths	used by	the client are
     no	longer accessible.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

     If	successful, vlOpenVideo	returns	a handle to the	server,	while
     vlCloseVideo returns 0.  A	value of NULL from vlOpenVideo indicates an
     error, while a value of -1	from vlCloseVideo indicates an error.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     vlCreatePath(3dm),	vlConnectionNumber(3dm)
VLOPENVIDEO(3dm)					      VLOPENVIDEO(3dm)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     vlOpenVideo, vlCloseVideo - open or close a connection to the VL server

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <dmedia/vl.h>

     VLServer vlOpenVideo(const	char *sName);
     int vlCloseVideo(VLServer svr);

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

     sName	Server name to open.  Must be NULL string.

     svr	Handle to the server.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     vlOpenVideo establishes a connection to a video server. This connection
     must be established before	any other VL functions are called. There is
     only one server per host.

     Currently the server name parameter must be NULL.

     vlCloseVideo closes the connection	to the video server.  Any resources in
     the library and server are	released, and the paths	used by	the client are
     no	longer accessible.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

     If	successful, vlOpenVideo	returns	a handle to the	server,	while
     vlCloseVideo returns 0.  A	value of NULL from vlOpenVideo indicates an
     error, while a value of -1	from vlCloseVideo indicates an error.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     vlCreatePath(3dm),	vlConnectionNumber(3dm)


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