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ao_open_file

declared in "ao/ao.h";

Open a file for audio output. The file format is determined by the audio driver used.


ao_device* ao_open_file(int driver_id, const char *filename, int overwrite, 
                               ao_sample_format *format, ao_option *options);

Parameters

driver_id
The ID number of the driver as returned by ao_driver_id().
filename
Name of the file in which to store the audio. The special filename "-" corresponds to stdout.
overwrite
If non-zero, the file is automatically overwritten. If zero, then a preexisting file will cause the function to report a failure.
format
Pointer to a struct describing the sample format. The caller retains ownership of this structure.
options
A linked list of options to be passed to the driver or NULL if no options are needed. Unsupported options are ignored.

Return Values

  • non-NULL pointer inicates success. This pointer must be passed in subsequent calls to ao_play() and ao_close().
  • NULL indicates failure. errno will contain the specific cause of the failure:
  • Notes

    Live output drivers cannot be used with this function. Use ao_open_live() instead. Some file formats (notably .WAV) cannot be correctly written to non-seekable files (like stdin).

    When passed to ao_open_file(), the byte_format member of an ao_sample_format struct does not specify the byte format that will be used in the file output, just the input sample format.


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