GetDeviceName

Function

Get the device name.

Format

Ret = GetDeviceName (DeviceName)

Parameters

DeviceName [ VB.NET : String ] [ C++ : BSTR ] [ C# : ref string ]

Return the device name.

Return Value

Ret [ VB.NET : Integer ] [ C++ : long ] [ C# : int ]

Return Value	Description
0	Normal completed
20000	Device name is outside the settable range.

The others (See also: Error Code List)

Remarks

Use the specified function until you select another device or drop the application.
When changing from a device with a setting of 4 channels to a device with a maximum of 2 channels, the number of output channels will be 2.
This function can be executed even if the device is in operation.

Example

Get the selected device name.

VB.NET

Dim Ret As Long

Dim DeviceName As String = ""

Ret = c_fgen.GetDeviceName(DeviceName)

C++

long Ret;

ICWaveformGeneratorPtr c_fgen;

BSTR DeviceName;

Ret = c_fgen->GetDeviceName(&DeviceName);

SysFreeString(DeviceName);

int Ret;

string DeviceName = "";

Ret = c_fgen.GetDeviceName(ref DeviceName);