Channel.DistributeFrom Method

Description

Expedites setting up distribution of content from a remote multicast manager.

Syntax
object.Channel.DistributeFrom Server ChName IgnoreHostAddress

ParameterDescription
Server Name of the remote multicast manager server.
ChName Name of the NSC file containing the channel information being imported.
Filter The filter value indicates specific types of information to exclude. Filter values can be added together to exclude multiple types of information.

Return Value

Returns an ActiveX HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This method imports all of the channel information from a specific channel on a remote server to the local computer. This information can be used to configure the local computer to multicast the stream by changing the IP address and port.

The filter has the following values:
Value Description
1 Ignore multicast address
2 Ignore multicast adaptor address
4 Ignore auto-archive directory
8 Ignore channel name

See Also

InitializeFromNSC

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