waveOutGetDevCaps (winmm)
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Summary
The waveOutGetDevCaps function fills the WAVEOUTCAPS structure with the following information:

wMid - Manufacturer identifier

wPid - Product identifier

vDriverVersion - Version number

szPname - Product name

dwFormats - Supported formats

wChannels - Mono = 1, Stereo = 2

C# Signature:

[DllImport("winmm.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern TODO waveOutGetDevCaps(TODO);

VB Signature:

Declare Auto Function waveOutGetDevCapsA Lib "winmm.dll" (ByVal uDeviceID as Integer, ByRef lpCaps As WAVEOUTCAPS, ByVal uSize As Integer) As Integer

User-Defined Types:

VB.NET 2005 - Use the following structure WAVEOUTCAPS to declare function

<Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet:=Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Auto)> _
Public Structure WAVEOUTCAPS
     Public wMid As Short
     Public wPid As Short
     Public vDriverVersion As Short

     <System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst:=32)> _
     Public szPname As String

     Public dwFormats As Integer
     Public wChannels As Short
End Structure

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Documentation:

"WAVEOUTCAPS" [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms713743(d=printer).aspx]

"Manufacturer and Product Identifiers" [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms709440.aspx]