MCI_OPEN_PARMS

The MCI_OPEN_PARMS structure contains information for MCI open message. When assigning data to the fields in this data structure, set the corresponding MCI flags in the dwFlags parameter of mciSendCommand to validate the fields.

typedef struct {
    DWORD  dwCallback;
    WORD  wDeviceID;
    WORD  wReserved0;
    LPSTR  lpstrDeviceType;
    LPSTR  lpstrElementName;
    LPSTR  lpstrAlias;
} MCI_OPEN_PARMS;

Fields

The MCI_OPEN_PARMS structure has the following fields:

dwCallback

The low-order word specifies a window handle used for the MCI_NOTIFY flag.

wDeviceID

Contains the device ID returned to user.

wReserved0

Reserved.

lpstrDeviceType

Specifies the name or constant ID of the device type.

lpstrElementName

Specifies the device element name (usually a pathname).

lpstrAlias

Specifies an optional device alias.

See Also

MCI_OPEN