Player6.PlayState (deprecated)
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This page documents a feature of the Windows Media Player 6.4 ActiveX control. We recommend that you migrate your content to use the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control. For more information about the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control, see the Windows Media Player 9 Series SDK.
This property retrieves a value indicating the state of the Windows Media Player operation.
Syntax
MediaPlayer.PlayState
Possible Values
This property is a read-only Long containing one of the following values.
| Value | Visual Basic constant | Description |
| 0 | mpStopped | Playback is stopped. |
| 1 | mpPaused | Playback is paused. |
| 2 | mpPlaying | Stream is playing. |
| 3 | mpWaiting | Waiting for stream to begin. |
| 4 | mpScanForward | Stream is scanning forward. |
| 5 | mpScanReverse | Stream is scanning in reverse. |
| 6 | mpSkipForward | Skipping to next. |
| 7 | mpSkipReverse | Skipping to previous. |
| 8 | mpClosed | Stream is not open. |
Remarks
Retrieve this property to determine the status of an open clip.
If the value of the SendPlayStateChangeEvents property is true, Windows Media Player control fires a PlayStateChange event each time the PlayState property changes.
Requirements
Version: Windows Media Player version 6.4.
Library: Use msdxm.ocx.
Platform: Windows 98 Second Edition or higher.
See Also