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Windows Media Player Control Methods

Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player control supports the following methods.

Method Description
AboutBox Displays version and copyright information about the Windows Media Player control.
BackwardScan DVD Method Searches backward through the current disc at the specified speed.
ButtonActivate DVD Method Activates the selected button.
ButtonSelectAndActivate DVD Method Selects and activates the specified button.
Cancel Cancels the Open method before the file completes opening.
ChapterPlay DVD Method Plays the media file with the specified title index and chapter value.
ChapterPlayAutoStop DVD Method Instructs the DVD player to start playing at the specified chapter within the specified title and to play the number of chapters specified.
ChapterSearch DVD Method Halts playback of the current chapter and starts playback from the specified chapter within the same title.
FastForward Scans rapidly forward through the current clip.
FastReverse Scans rapidly backward through the current clip.
ForwardScan DVD Method Searches forward through the current disc at the specified speed.
GetAllGPRMs DVD Method Retrieves the current contents of all general parameter registers (GPRMs).
GetAllSPRMs DVD Method Retrieves the current contents of all system parameter registers (SPRMs).
GetAudioLanguage DVD Method Retrieves a value specifying the language of the specified audio stream within the current title.
GetCodecDescription Retrieves the descriptive name of the given codec.
GetCodecInstalled Retrieves a value specifying whether a given codec is installed.
GetCodecURL Retrieves the URL location containing additional information about the given codec.
GetCurrentEntry Retrieves the current clip being played by the Windows Media Player control.
GetMarkerName Retrieves the name of a marker, given its marker number.
GetMarkerTime Retrieves a value specifying the presentation time of a given marker.
GetMediaInfoString Retrieves show or clip information.
GetMediaParameter Retrieves the value of the specified parameter for an indexed Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) entry.
GetMediaParameterName Retrieves the name of the specified parameter for an indexed ASX entry.
GetMoreInfoURL Retrieves a URL to additional information about the presentation.
GetNumberOfChapters DVD Method Retrieves the number of chapters defined for the specified title.
GetStreamGroup Retrieves the group associated with the given media stream.
GetStreamName Retrieves the name of the given stream.
GetStreamSelected Retrieves a value indicating whether the given stream is currently selected.
GetSubpictureLanguage DVD Method Retrieves a value specifying the language for the specified subpicture stream.
GoUp DVD Method Halts playback of the current media file and starts playback of the designated previous program chain (PGC).
IsSoundCardEnabled Retrieves a value indicating whether the computer's sound card is enabled.
LeftButtonSelect DVD Method Selects the left directional button from the displayed menu.
LowerButtonSelect DVD Method Selects the lower directional button from the displayed menu.
MenuCall DVD Method Displays the specified menu on the screen.
Next Jumps to the next clip in a playlist.
NextPGSearch DVD Method Halts playback of the current program and starts playback from the next program within the program chain (PGC).
Open Asynchronously opens a specified clip.
Pause Suspends playback at the current position in the clip.
Play Starts playing a clip from the starting position or continues playing a paused or stopped clip.
Previous Jumps to the previous clip in a playlist.
PrevPGSearch DVD Method Halts playback of the current program and starts playback from the previous program within the program chain (PGC).
ResumeFromMenu DVD Method Returns to playing back a title from a menu.
RightButtonSelect DVD Method Selects the right directional button from the displayed menu.
SetCurrentEntry Selects a clipx for playback by the Windows Media Player.
ShowDialog Displays a modal dialog box containing a specified Windows Media Player dialog.
StillOff DVD Method Resumes playback, canceling still mode.
Stop Stops playback of the current clip.
StreamSelect Selects the media stream specified by the given stream number.
TimePlay DVD Method Plays the media file with the specified title index, starting at the specified time.
TimeSearch DVD Method Halts playback of the current chapter and starts playback from the specified time in the same media file.
TitlePlay DVD Method Finds the media file with the specified title index and plays it back.
TopPGSearch DVD Method Halts playback of the current program and restarts playback of the current program within the program chain (PGC).
UOPValid DVD Method Retrieves a value indicating whether the specified user operation is currently valid.
UpperButtonSelect DVD Method Selects the upper directional button from the displayed menu.

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