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

ID: Q81869

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

SUMMARY

PLYCDNO.exe 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.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ plycdno.exe (size: 21975 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Additional query words: softlib PLYCDNO.EXE

Keywords          : kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbWinOS310 kbWinOS300 MMCDROM 
Version           : 3.00 3.10
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: December 12, 1998