SAMPLE: Cdplayfx.exe Form Shows How to Play Audio CDs

 Last reviewed: February 20, 1998
Article ID: Q142765
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The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0

SUMMARY

Cdplayfx.exe is a sample containing a Visual FoxPro form that shows, by example, how to use some of the multimedia functionality available on the Windows platform via DLL calls.

MORE INFORMATION

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

~ Cdplayfx.exe

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

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The following files are included in the file Cdplayfx.exe: 

   Eject.bmp
   Next.bmp
   Play.bmp
   Prev.bmp
   Stop.bmp
   Cdplay.scx
   Cdplay.sct
   Readme.txt
The form CDPLAY is an example of how you can use DECLARE - DLL to register a Windows API function that allows you to control an audio CD from within Visual FoxPro. The Readme.txt file that is included explains the calls that are made and the functionality of the objects on the form.

REFERENCES

You can find more information on command strings that you can send by using mciSendString() in the following resources:

- "Multimedia Programmer's Reference," included with the Windows 3.1 

   Software Development Kit (SDK).
- "Multimedia Programmer's Guide," included with the Windows 3.1 SDK.

- MCISTRWH.HLP, a Windows Help file included with Microsoft Visual C++, 

  Professional Edition, version 1.X.

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Last reviewed: February 20, 1998
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