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# VAPIMWP_INIT_GETDESCRIP

Gets a description of the format of the currently opened document. You must send this after the `VAPIM_INIT_OPEN_DOCUMENT` message returns. This is a parameter of the `VAPIM_INIT` message.

## Syntax

    #include <kvvapi.h>
    SendMessage(hWndVAPI, VAPIM_INIT, VAPIMWP_INIT_GETDESCRIP,
               (LPARAM) (char*) lpszDescription );

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`hWndVAPI` | The handle of the VAPI window.
`lpszDescription` | A pointer to a Pascal string that returns a description of the format of the currently opened document.

## Returns

`SendMessage()` returns `TRUE` on success; `FALSE` otherwise.

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Product: File Content Extraction 25.4

Topic Title: VAPIMWP_INIT_GETDESCRIP