Player6.GetMediaInfoString (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 method retrieves show or clip information.

Syntax

MediaPlayer.GetMediaInfoString(lMediaInfoType)

Parameters

*  lMediaInfoType*

Long value indicating the type of show or clip information to return. It can have one of the following possible values.

Value Visual Basic constant Description
0 mpShowFilename The name of the Windows Media metafile containing the playlist.
1 mpShowTitle The playlist's title.
2 mpShowAuthor The playlist's author.
3 mpShowCopyright Copyright information for the playlist.
4 mpShowRating No longer supported.
5 mpShowDescription No longer supported.
6 mpShowLogoIcon The URL for the playlist's logo icon.
7 mpClipFilename No longer supported.
8 mpClipTitle The clip's title.
9 mpClipAuthor The clip's author.
10 mpClipCopyright Copyright information for the clip.
11 mpClipRating Rating information for the clip.
12 mpClipDescription A description of the clip.
13 mpClipLogoIcon The URL for the clip's logo icon.
14 mpBannerImage The banner image URL.
15 mpBannerMoreInfo The more-info URL associated with the banner.
16 mpWatermark The watermark image URL.

Return Value

Returns a String value associated with the given media information type.

Remarks

Show information refers to a Windows Media metafile containing a playlist.

Clip information refers to one of the individual media file entries specified in the playlist. Clip information comes either from the media file or from the Windows Media metafile referencing the media file. This method returns clip information from the Windows Media metafile if it is available. If the clip is accessed directly, this method returns information from the media file.

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player version 6.4.

Library: Use msdxm.ocx.

Platform: Windows 98 Second Edition or higher.

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