Player6.LostPackets (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 the number of packets lost during transmission of the stream.

Syntax

MediaPlayer.LostPackets

Possible Values

This property is a read-only Long.

Remarks

This property is valid only for streaming media. Packets may be lost for a number of reasons, such as the type and quality of the network connection.

Each time playback stops and restarts, this property resets to zero. It does not reset if playback pauses and restarts. This property returns valid information only during run time, and only if the FileName property is set.

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player version 6.4.

Library: Use msdxm.ocx.

Platform: Windows 98 Second Edition or higher.

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