Using the Command-String Interface

This section discusses the command-string interface. See the Programmer's Reference for a description of the use of the string commands passed to the command-string interface. The following functions can be used with MCI command strings:

mciSendString

Sends a command string to an MCI device driver. This function also has parameters for callback functions and return strings.

mciGetErrorString

Returns the error string corresponding to an error number.

mciExecute

Sends a command string to an MCI device driver.