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.
See Also
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