Using MCI Command Messages

This section contains examples demonstrating how to perform the following tasks:

• Closing all MCI devices used by an application
• Opening a simple device by using the device name
• Opening a simple device by using the device-type constant
• Opening a compound device by using the filename
• Verifying the output device
• Handling MCI errors
• Playing a waveform-audio file
• Playing a MIDI file
• Playing a compact disc track
• Playing a movie
• Using the MCI_NOTIFY flag
• Retrieving information about a movie
• Retrieving compact disc track-specific information
• Recording with a waveform-audio device