VideoStartRecordingVideoFile Method

Starts recording a new video file.

Namespace: ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly: ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.6.9999.9999)

Syntax

public string StartRecordingVideoFile(
	string PreferredFileName
)

Public Function StartRecordingVideoFile ( 
	PreferredFileName As String
) As String

public:
virtual String^ StartRecordingVideoFile(
	String^ PreferredFileName
) sealed

PreferredFileName String: 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.

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

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	Must throw exception if the current camera state doesn't allow to begin recording a file.
NotConnectedException	If the device is not connected
DriverException	An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request.