mci-make-hms.md

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MCI_MAKE_HMS macro (Mciapi.h)	The MCI\_MAKE\_HMS macro creates a time value in packed hours/minutes/seconds (HMS) format from the given hours, minutes, and seconds values.	470e89eb-36e1-4b05-babd-4c986adc88dd	MCI_MAKE_HMS macro Windows Multimedia	apiref	MCI_MAKE_HMS	mciapi.h	HeaderDef	reference	05/31/2018

MCI_MAKE_HMS macro

The MCI_MAKE_HMS macro creates a time value in packed hours/minutes/seconds (HMS) format from the given hours, minutes, and seconds values.

Syntax

DWORD MCI_MAKE_HMS(
   BYTE hours,
   BYTE minutes,
   BYTE seconds
);

Parameters

hours

Number of hours.

minutes

Number of minutes.

seconds

Number of seconds.

Return value

Returns the time in packed HMS format.

Remarks

Time in HMS format is expressed as a DWORD value with the least significant byte containing hours, the next least significant byte containing minutes, and the next least significant byte containing seconds. The most significant byte is unused.

The MCI_MAKE_HMS macro is defined as follows:

#define MCI_MAKE_HMS(h, m, s) ((DWORD)(((BYTE)(h) | \ 
                              ((WORD)(m) << 8)) | \ 
                              (((DWORD)(BYTE)(s)) << 16))) 

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Mciapi.h

See also

MCI

MCI Macros