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Q81871: Controlling the CD Using mciSendCommand()

Article: Q81871
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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Playcd.exe is a file in the Microsoft Download Center that demonstrates how an
application developed for Microsoft Windows can play a music CD (compact disk)
in a CD-ROM (compact disk read-only memory) drive. Playcd.exe has two parts: the
PLAYCD application and the PLYCD dynamic-link library (DLL).

The Playcd.exe application does very little by itself. It calls functions in the
PLYCD DLL to play the CD.

The PLYCD DLL contains code to control the CD-ROM player. PLYCD includes
functions to play the CD, pause, move forward and backward by tracks, determine
the position within the CD, and eject the CD from the drive. PLYCD interacts
with the Media Control Interface (MCI) using the mciSendCommand() API.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Playcd.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Additional query words: PLAYCD

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Keywords          : kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.1

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