WildMidi_Open3

Open a midi file for processing

Usage

#include <wildmidi_lib.h>

midi *WildMidi_Open (const char *midifile)

Library

libWildMidi

Overview

Open a MIDI type file pointed to by midifile for processing. This file must be in HMP, HMI, MIDI, or XMIDI format.

Return value

Returns NULL on error and sends a message to stderr, otherwise returns a handle for the midi file opened. This handle is used by most functions in libWildMidi to identify which midi file we are referring to.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 2 times.

6.0–7
8
9–Arch

Referred to by

WildMidi_Init(3) Initialize the library WildMidi_Close(3) Close an open midi handle WildMidi_GetInfo(3) get information on a midi WildMidi_InitVIO(3) Initialize the library with file I/O callbacks WildMidi_FastSeek(3) Move to a position in a midi file WildMidi_GetError(3) Return the last error message WildMidi_GetLyric(3) get lyrics of a midi WildMidi_Shutdown(3) Shutdown the library WildMidi_SongSeek(3) Move to next song. WildMidi_GetOutput(3) retrieve raw audio data WildMidi_GetString(3) Get string from library WildMidi_SetOption(3) Set a library option for a specific midi WildMidi_ClearError(3) Clear errors WildMidi_GetVersion(3) Get the library version WildMidi_OpenBuffer(3) Open a midi file buffer for processing WildMidi_MasterVolume(3) sets the overall audio level of the library. WildMidi_SetCvtOption(3) Set a conversion option for a specific midi WildMidi_ConvertToMidi(3) Convert a MIDI-like file into a new MIDI file. WildMidi_GetMidiOutput(3) get a midi file of a file being processed. WildMidi_ConvertBufferToMidi(3) Convert a MIDI-like buffer into a new MIDI buffer.

Author

Chris Ison <[email protected]> Bret Curtis <[email protected]>

Copyright

This file is part of WildMIDI.

WildMIDI is free software: you can redistribute and/or modify the player under the terms of the GNU General Public License and you can redistribute and/or modify the library under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the licenses, or(at your option) any later version.

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From wildmidi 0.5.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.

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