SAMPLE: Using mciSendCommand() to Control CD-ROM Drive

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q81869
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

PLYCDNO is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates using Media Control Interface (MCI) functions provided by the Windows API to control a CD-ROM (compact disk read-only memory) drive.

Functions in PLYCDNO play the CD, pause, move forward and backward by tracks, determine the position within the CD, and eject the CD from the drive.

Download PLYCDNO.EXE from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download PLYCDNO.EXE (size: 21975 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get PLYCDNO.EXE (size: 21975 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib PLYCDNO.EXE
KBCategory: kbmm kbprg kbfile
KBSubcategory: MMCDROM

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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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