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# VAPIMWP_INIT_GETDOCCLASS

Indicates the general class to which the currently opened document belongs. This is a parameter of the `VAPIM_INIT` message.

## Syntax

    #include <kvvapi.h>
    SendMessage(hWndVAPI, VAPIM_INIT, VAPIMWP_INIT_GETDOCCLASS,
               (LPARAM) (int*) lpnClass );

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`hWndVAPI` | The handle of the VAPI window.
`lpnClass` | A pointer to an integer that returns the document class: `1` - Text document (ASCII) `2` - Word processor document (WP) `3` - Spreadsheet document (SS) `4` - Image (Image) `5` - Multimedia document (MM) `6` - Fax document (FAX) `7` - Presentation (PG) `8` - Archive `9` - Other

## Returns

`SendMessage()` returns `TRUE` if successful (that is, if `lpnClass` contains valid information); otherwise it returns `FALSE`.

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Product: File Content Extraction 25.3

Topic Title: VAPIMWP_INIT_GETDOCCLASS