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18 <p><i>declared in "vorbis/vorbisfile.h";</i></p>
20 <p>This is the main function used to open and initialize an OggVorbis_File
21 structure. It sets up all the related decoding structure.
22 <p>The first argument must be a file pointer to an already opened file
23 or pipe (it need not be seekable--though this obviously restricts what
24 can be done with the bitstream). <tt>vf</tt> should be a pointer to the
25 OggVorbis_File structure--this is used for ALL the externally visible libvorbisfile
26 functions. Once this has been called, the same <a href="OggVorbis_File.html">OggVorbis_File</a>
27 struct should be passed to all the libvorbisfile functions.
28 <p>Also, you should be aware that ov_open(), once successful, takes complete possession of the file resource. After you have opened a file using ov_open(), you MUST close it using <a href="ov_clear.html">ov_clear()</a>, not fclose() or any other function.
30 It is often useful to call <tt>ov_open()</tt>
31 simply to determine whether a given file is a vorbis bitstream. If the
33 call fails, then the file is not recognizable as such.
34 When you use <tt>ov_open()
36 this, you should <tt>fclose()</tt> the file pointer if, and only if, the
38 call fails. If it succeeds, you must call <a href="ov_clear.html">ov_clear()</a> to clear
39 the decoder's buffers and close the file for you.<p>
41 (Note that <a href="ov_test.html">ov_test()</a> provides a less expensive way to test a file for Vorbisness.)<p>
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48 int ov_open(FILE *f,<a href="OggVorbis_File.html">OggVorbis_File</a> *vf,char *initial,long ibytes);
57 <dd>File pointer to an already opened file
58 or pipe (it need not be seekable--though this obviously restricts what
59 can be done with the bitstream).</dd>
61 <dd>A pointer to the OggVorbis_File structure--this is used for ALL the externally visible libvorbisfile
62 functions. Once this has been called, the same <tt>OggVorbis_File</tt>
63 struct should be passed to all the libvorbisfile functions.</dd>
64 <dt><i>initial</i></dt>
65 <dd>Typically set to NULL. This parameter is useful if some data has already been
66 read from the file and the stream is not seekable. It is used in conjunction with <tt>ibytes</tt>. In this case, <tt>initial</tt>
67 should be a pointer to a buffer containing the data read.</dd>
68 <dt><i>ibytes</i></dt>
69 <dd>Typically set to 0. This parameter is useful if some data has already been
70 read from the file and the stream is not seekable. In this case, <tt>ibytes</tt>
71 should contain the length (in bytes) of the buffer. Used together with <tt>initial</tt></dd>
75 <h3>Return Values</h3>
77 <li>0 indicates success</li>
79 <li>less than zero for failure:</li>
81 <li>OV_EREAD - A read from media returned an error.</li>
82 <li>OV_ENOTVORBIS - Bitstream is not Vorbis data.</li>
83 <li>OV_EVERSION - Vorbis version mismatch.</li>
84 <li>OV_EBADHEADER - Invalid Vorbis bitstream header.</li>
85 <li>OV_EFAULT - Internal logic fault; indicates a bug or heap/stack corruption.</li>
91 <p>If your decoder is threaded, it is recommended that you NOT call
93 in the main control thread--instead, call <tt>ov_open()</tt> IN your decode/playback
94 thread. This is important because <tt>ov_open()</tt> may be a fairly time-consuming
95 call, given that the full structure of the file is determined at this point,
96 which may require reading large parts of the file under certain circumstances
97 (determining all the logical bitstreams in one physical bitstream, for
98 example). See <a href="threads.html">Thread Safety</a> for other information on using libvorbisfile with threads.
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