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OpenState Property

Retrieves a value indicating the state of the content source.

Syntax

[ lState = ] MediaPlayer.OpenState

Possible Values

lState Long value indicating the state of the content source. It can have one of the following possible values.
Value Visual Basic Constant Description
0 nsClosed Content file is closed.
1 nsLoadingASX Loading an Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) file.
2 nsLoadingNSC Loading an .nsc station file.
3 nsLocating Locating the server.
4 nsConnecting Connecting to the server.
5 nsOpening Opening or listening for the stream.
6 nsOpen Content file is open.

This property is read-only.

Remarks

Retrieve this property to determine the status of a request to open a clip.

If the value of the SendOpenStateChangeEvents property is true, Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player control fires an OpenStateChange event each time the OpenState property changes.

See Also

SendOpenStateChangeEvents, OpenStateChange, Monitoring Stream Status and Network Reception

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