IVideo.StartRecordingVideoFile Method

IVideoStartRecordingVideoFile Method

Starts recording a new video file.

Namespace: ASCOM.DeviceInterface
Assembly: ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces (in ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.2.0.2774)

Syntax

string StartRecordingVideoFile(
	string PreferredFileName
)

Function StartRecordingVideoFile ( 
	PreferredFileName As String
) As String

String^ StartRecordingVideoFile(
	String^ PreferredFileName
)

PreferredFileName: Type: SystemString
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.

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

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
MethodNotImplementedException	Must throw exception if not implemented.
NotConnectedException	Must throw exception if not connected.
InvalidOperationException	Must throw exception if the current camera state doesn't allow to begin recording a file.
DriverException	Must throw exception if there is any other problem as result of which the recording cannot begin.