Microsoft KB Archive/81869

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Using mciSendCommand to Control CD-ROM Drive

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Q81869

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

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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 files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Plycdno.exe

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Additional query words: softlib PLYCDNO.EXE

Keywords : kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310