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ILMMetaInfo Interface

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This is the interface for the LEAD Meta Info Object.

Data types

typedef [v1_enum] enum LMMetaInfo_Search
{
    LMMetaInfo_Search_Text = 0x00000001,
    LMMetaInfo_Search_MatchDuration = 0x00000002,
    LMMetaInfo_Search_MatchYear = 0x00000004,
    LMMetaInfo_Search_MatchType = 0x00000008,
    LMMetaInfo_Search_UseParentPath = 0x00000010,
    LMMetaInfo_Search_BestMatchOnly = 0x00000020,
} LMMetaInfo_Search;

Describes possible search options.

Constant	Description
LMMetaInfo_Search_Text	Specifies that the input search is text and not a filename
LMMetaInfo_Search_MatchDuration	Strongly matches for duration
LMMetaInfo_Search_MatchYear	Strongly matches for year of production
LMMetaInfo_Search_MatchType	Strongly matches for type (genre)
LMMetaInfo_Search_UseParentPath	Parses parent path as well
LMMetaInfo_Search_BestMatchOnly	Include only those results with higher accuracy

Interface Methods:

HRESULT Search([in] BSTR path, [in] long flags);

Parameters

path

string that contains the search path, examples are:

    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/dvdTitle"
    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/director"
    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/leadPerformer"
    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/genre"
    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/studio"
    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/releaseDate"
    "METADATA/MDR-DVD/dataProvider"

flags

a combination of option flags, see LMMetaInfo_Search for more information

Description

Searches the Microsoft DVD Title Info database for DVD meta information.

The search can be performed on a File or Text string, using the Flags enumeration values to indicate File or Text mode, as well as other matching options for Duration, Year, Type (DVD, Bluray, etc), parent path (for 8.3 filenames with a descriptive parent folder name) and Best Match Only (to return only the best match).

Interface Properties

Type	Name	Description
ILMMetaInfoTitles	Titles	Read Only. Gets the resulting titles returned by a prior call to the Search method