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VideoStartRecordingVideoFile Method

Starts recording a new video file.

Namespace:  ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly:  ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 3351c4f3fa64146a7efd5b51ed4591e32a0a5484
Syntax
public string StartRecordingVideoFile(
	string PreferredFileName
)

Parameters

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.

Return Value

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

Implements

IVideoStartRecordingVideoFile(String)
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
InvalidOperationExceptionMust throw exception if the current camera state doesn't allow to begin recording a file.
NotConnectedExceptionIf the device is not connected
DriverExceptionAn error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request.
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