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Q142765: Cdplayfx.exe - Form Shows How to Play Audio CDs

Article: Q142765
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbmm kbsample kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 24-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Cdplayfx.exe is a sample containing a Visual FoxPro form that shows, by example,
how to use some of the multimedia functionality available on the Windows
platform via DLL calls.

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

  Cdplayfx.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/fox26win/Utility/1/WIN98/EN-US/Cdplayfx.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.

The following files are included in the file Cdplayfx.exe:

  Eject.bmp
  Next.bmp
  Play.bmp
  Prev.bmp
  Stop.bmp
  Cdplay.scx
  Cdplay.sct
  Readme.txt

The form CDPLAY is an example of how you can use DECLARE - DLL to register a
Windows API function that allows you to control an audio CD from within Visual
FoxPro. The Readme.txt file that is included explains the calls that are made
and the functionality of the objects on the form.

REFERENCES
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You can find more information on command strings that you can send by using
mciSendString() in the following resources:

- "Multimedia Programmer's Reference," included with the Windows 3.1 Software
  Development Kit (SDK).

- "Multimedia Programmer's Guide," included with the Windows 3.1 SDK.

- MCISTRWH.HLP, a Windows Help file included with Microsoft Visual C++,
  Professional Edition, version 1.X.

Additional query words: cd-rom compact disc disk play

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Keywords          : kbfile kbmm kbsample kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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