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MCI_MAKE_HMS
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MCI_MAKE_HMS
 
        DWORD MCI_MAKE_HMS(hours, minutes, seconds)
 
        This macro returns a time value in HMS (hours, minutes,
        seconds) format from the given hours, minutes, and seconds
        values.
 
Parameters
        BYTE hours
            Specifies the number of hours.
 
        BYTE minutes
            Specifies the number of minutes.
 
        BYTE seconds
            Specifies the number of seconds.
 
Return value
        The return value is a DWORD value containing the time in packed
        HMS format.
 
Comments
        Time in HMS format is expressed as a DWORD with the least
        significant byte containing hours, the next least significant
        byte containing minutes, and the next least significant byte
        containing seconds. The most significant byte is unused.
 
See also
        MCI_HMS_HOUR, MCI_HMS_MINUTE, MCI_HMS_SECOND
 
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