stop  1NQ3FJP 

The stop command stops playback or recording. CD audio, digital-video, MIDI sequencer, videodisc, VCR, and waveform-audio devices recognize this command.

wsprintf(lpstrCommand, "stop %s %s %s", lpszDeviceID, lpszStopFlags,
    lpszFlags);

 

Parameters

lpszDeviceID

Identifier of an MCI device. This identifier or alias is assigned when the device is opened.

lpszStopFlags

For digital-video devices, it can be the following flag:

hold

Prevents the release of resources required to redraw a still image on the screen. The frame buffer remains available for use in updating the display when, for example, the window is moved.

 

lpszFlags

Can be  wait ,  notify , or both. For digital-video and VCR devices,  test  can also be specified. For more information about these flags, see The Wait, Notify, and Test Flags4FW.04J.

 

Return Values

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise.

Remarks

For CD audio devices, the stop command stops playback and resets the current track position to zero.

The following command stops playback or recording on the  mysound  device:

stop mysound