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Re: how can we notice that the web-cam is installed or not?

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From: Daniel J. Wojcik
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:44
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On 26 Jan 2004 06:12:35 -0700, Mustafa Korkmaz wrote:

> I dont want to capture any image from web-cam..I only want to know either the user have a web-cam or not?
> For example:
> For sound card this function easly says me is there any sound recorder: if WaveInGetNumDevs=0 then....
> 
> I want to use one API function if it is posible...

The only API functions I see are the MCI ones, and they all seem to require
you to at least try to establish a connection (capture), rather than just
query the system to see if any camera exists.

Someone might know a better method over in .multimedia

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