MCI_MODE_NOT_READYThis MCI command message is used to obtain information about an MCI device. All devices respond to this message. The parameters and flags available for this message depend on the selected device. Information is returned in the dwReturn field of the data structure identified by lpStatus.
DWORD lParam1
The following standard and command-specific flags apply to all devices:
MCI_NOTIFY
Specifies that MCI should post the MM_MCINOTIFY message when this command completes. The window to receive this message is specified in the dwCallback field of the data structure identified by lpStatus.
MCI_WAIT
Specifies that the status operation should finish before MCI returns control to the application.
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lpStatus contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following constants define which status item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_STATUS_CURRENT_TRACK
The dwReturn field is set to the current track number. MCI uses continuous track numbers.
MCI_STATUS_LENGTH
The dwReturn field is set to the total media length.
MCI_STATUS_MODE
The dwReturn field is set to the current mode of the device. The modes include the following:
MCI_MODE_NOT_READY
MCI_MODE_PAUSE
MCI_MODE_PLAY
MCI_MODE_STOP
MCI_MODE_OPEN
MCI_MODE_RECORD
MCI_MODE_SEEK
MCI_STATUS_NUMBER_OF_TRACKS
The dwReturn field is set to the total number of playable tracks.
MCI_STATUS_POSITION
The dwReturn field is set to the current position.
MCI_STATUS_READY
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the device is ready; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
MCI_STATUS_TIME_FORMAT
The dwReturn field is set to the current time format of the device. The time formats include:
MCI_FORMAT_BYTES
MCI_FORMAT_FRAMES
MCI_FORMAT_HMS
MCI_FORMAT_MILLISECONDS
MCI_FORMAT_MSF
MCI_FORMAT_SAMPLES
MCI_FORMAT_TMSF
MCI_STATUS_START
Obtains the starting position of the media. To get the starting position, combine this flag with MCI_STATUS_ITEM and set the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lpStatus to MCI_STATUS_POSITION.
MCI_TRACK
Indicates a status track parameter is included in the dwTrack field of the data structure identified by lpStatus. You must use this flag with the MCI_STATUS_POSITION or MCI_STATUS_LENGTH constants.
When used with MCI_STATUS_POSITION, MCI_TRACK obtains the starting position of the specified track.
When used with MCI_STATUS_LENGTH, MCI_TRACK obtains the length of the specified track. MCI uses continuous track numbers.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure. (Devices with extended command sets might replace this data structure with a device-specific data structure.)
DWORD lParam1
The following extensions apply to animation devices:
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lParam2 contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following additional status constants are defined for animation devices and indicate which item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_ANIM_STATUS_FORWARD
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if playing forward; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
MCI_ANIM_STATUS_HPAL
The dwReturn field is set to the handle of the movie palette.
MCI_ANIM_STATUS_HWND
The dwReturn field is set to the handle of the playback window.
MCI_ANIM_STATUS_SPEED
The dwReturn field is set to the animation speed, in frames per second.
MCI_STATUS_MEDIA_PRESENT
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the media is inserted in the device; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure.
DWORD lParam1
The following extensions applies to CD audio devices:
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lParam2 contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following additional status constants are defined for CD audio devices and indicate which item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_STATUS_MEDIA_PRESENT
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the media is inserted in the device; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure. This parameter replaces the standard default parameter data structure.
DWORD lParam1
The following extensions apply to sequencers:
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lParam2 contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following additional status constants are defined for sequencers and indicate which item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_SEQ_STATUS_DIVTYPE
The dwReturn field is set to one of the following values indicating the current division type of a sequence:
MCI_SEQ_DIV_PPQN
MCI_SEQ_DIV_SMPTE_24
MCI_SEQ_DIV_SMPTE_25
MCI_SEQ_DIV_SMPTE_30
MCI_SEQ_DIV_SMPTE_30DROP
MCI_SEQ_STATUS_MASTER
The dwReturn field is set to the synchronization type used for master operation.
MCI_SEQ_STATUS_OFFSET
The dwReturn field is set to the current SMPTE offset of a sequence.
MCI_SEQ_STATUS_PORT
The dwReturn field is set to the MIDI device ID for the current port used by the sequence.
MCI_SEQ_STATUS_SLAVE
The dwReturn field is set to the synchronization type used for slave operation.
MCI_SEQ_STATUS_TEMPO
The dwReturn field is set to the current tempo of a MIDI sequence in beats-per-minute for PPQN files, or frames-per-second for SMPTE files.
MCI_STATUS_MEDIA_PRESENT
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the media for the device is present; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure. This parameter replaces the standard default parameter data structure.
DWORD lParam1
The following additional flags apply to videodisc devices:
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lParam2 contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following additional status constants are defined for videodisc devices and indicate which item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_STATUS_MEDIA_PRESENT
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the media is inserted in the device; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
MCI_VD_STATUS_DISC_SIZE
The dwReturn field is set to the size of the loaded disc in inches (8 or 12).
MCI_VD_STATUS_FORWARD
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if playing forward; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
MCI_VD_STATUS_MEDIA_TYPE
The dwReturn field is set to the media type of the inserted media. The following media types can be returned:
MCI_VD_MEDIA_CAV
MCI_VD_MEDIA_CLV
MCI_VD_MEDIA_OTHER
MCI_STATUS_MODE
The dwReturn field is set to the current mode of the device. All devices can return the following constants to indicate the current mode:
MCI_MODE_NOT_READY
MCI_MODE_PAUSE
MCI_MODE_PLAY
MCI_MODE_STOP
MCI_VD_MODE_PARK (videodisc devices)
MCI_VD_STATUS_SIDE
The dwReturn field is set to 1 or 2 to indicate which side of the disc is loaded. Not all videodisc devices support this flag.
MCI_VD_STATUS_SPEED
The dwReturn field is set to the play speed in frames per second.
MCIPIONR returns MCIERR_UNSUPPORTED_FUNCTION.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure. This parameter replaces the standard default parameter data structure.
DWORD lParam1
The following additional flags apply to waveform audio devices:
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lParam2 contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following additional status constants are defined for waveform audio devices and indicate which item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_STATUS_MEDIA_PRESENT
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the media is inserted in the device; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
MCI_WAVE_INPUT
The dwReturn field is set to the wave input device used for recording. If no device is in use and no device has been explicitly set, then the error return is MCI_WAVE_INPUTUNSPECIFIED.
MCI_WAVE_OUTPUT
The dwReturn field is set to the wave output device used for playing. If no device is in use and no device has been explicitly set, then the error return is MCI_WAVE_OUTPUTUNSPECIFIED.
MCI_WAVE_STATUS_AVGBYTESPERSEC
The dwReturn field is set to the current bytes per second used for playing, recording, and saving.
MCI_WAVE_STATUS_BITSPERSAMPLE
The dwReturn field is set to the current bits per sample used for playing, recording, and saving.
MCI_WAVE_STATUS_BLOCKALIGN
The dwReturn field is set to the current block alignment used for playing, recording, and saving.
MCI_WAVE_STATUS_CHANNELS
The dwReturn field is set to the current channel count used for playing, recording, and saving.
MCI_WAVE_FORMATTAG
The dwReturn field is set to the current format tag used for playing, recording, and saving.
MCI_WAVE_STATUS_LEVEL
The dwReturn field is set to the current record or playback level. The value is returned as an 8- or 16-bit value, depending on the sample size used. The right or mono channel level is returned in the low-order word. The left channel level is returned in the high-order word.
MCI_WAVE_STATUS_SAMPLESPERSEC
The dwReturn field is set to the current samples per second used for playing, recording, and saving.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure.
DWORD lParam1
The following additional flags apply to video overlay devices:
MCI_OVLY_STATUS_HWND
The dwReturn field is set to the handle of the window associated with the video overlay device.
MCI_STATUS_ITEM
Specifies that the dwItem field of the data structure identified by lParam2 contains a constant specifying which status item to obtain. The following additional status constants are defined for video overlay devices and indicate which item to return in the dwReturn field of the data structure:
MCI_STATUS_MEDIA_PRESENT
The dwReturn field is set to TRUE if the media is inserted in the device; otherwise, it is set to FALSE.
LPMCI_STATUS_PARMS lParam2
Specifies a far pointer to the MCI_STATUS_PARMS data structure.
Returns zero if successful. Otherwise, it returns an MCI error code.