Visual Basic: Multimedia MCI Control
Command Property (Multimedia MCI Control)
Specifies an MCI command to execute. This property is not available at design time.
Syntax
[form.]MMControl.Command[ = cmdstring$]
Remarks
The cmdstring$ argument gives the name of the MCI command to execute: Open, Close, Play, Pause, Stop, Back, Step, Prev, Next, Seek, Record, Eject, Sound, or Save. The command is executed immediately, and the error code is stored in the Error property.
The following table describes each command and lists the properties it uses. If a property is not set, either a default value is used (shown in parentheses following the property name), or the property is not used at all (if no default value is shown).
| Command | Description/Properties used |
| Open | Opens a device using the MCI_OPEN command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Shareable | |
| DeviceType | |
| FileName | |
| Close | Closes a device using the MCI_CLOSE command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Play | Plays a device using the MCI_PLAY command. |
| Notify (True) | |
| Wait (False) | |
| From | |
| To | |
| Pause | Pauses playing or recording using the MCI_PAUSE command. If executed while the device is paused, tries to resume playing or recording using the MCI_RESUME command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Stop | Stops playing or recording using the MCI_STOP command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Back | Steps backward using the MCI_STEP command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Frames | |
| Step | Steps forward using the MCI_STEP command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Frames | |
| Prev | Goes to the beginning of the current track using the Seek command. If executed within three seconds of the previous Prev command, goes to the beginning of the previous track or to the beginning of the first track if at the first track. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Next | Goes to the beginning of the next track (if at last track, goes to beginning of last track) using the Seek command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Seek | If not playing, seeks a position using the MCI_SEEK command. If playing, continues playing from the given position using the MCI_PLAY command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| To | |
| Record | Records using the MCI_RECORD command. |
| Notify (True) | |
| Wait (False) | |
| From | |
| To | |
| RecordMode (0Insert) | |
| Eject | Ejects media using the MCI_SET command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| Sound | Plays a sound using the MCI_SOUND command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (False) | |
| FileName | |
| Save | Saves an open file using the MCI_SAVE command. |
| Notify (False) | |
| Wait (True) | |
| FileName |
Data Type
String