This message is sent to spin the player up or down.

ulParam1 (ULONG)

This parameter can contain any of the following flags: The MCI_SPIN_UP and MCI_SPIN_DOWN flags are mutually exclusive.

MCI_NOTIFY

A notification message will be posted to the window specified in the hwndCallback parameter of the data structure pointed to by the pParam2 parameter. The notification will be posted when the action indicated by this message is completed or when an error occurs.
MCI_WAIT
Control is not to be returned until the action indicated by this message is completed or an error occurs.
MCI_SPIN_UP
This flag starts the disc spinning.
MCI_SPIN_DOWN
This flag stops the disc from spinning.

pParam2 (PMCI_GENERIC_PARMS)

A pointer to the default media control interface parameter data structure.

rc (ULONG)

Return codes indicating success or type of failure:

MCIERR_SUCCESS

If the function succeeds, 0 is returned.
MCIERR_INVALID_DEVICE_ID
The device ID is not valid.
MCIERR_INSTANCE_INACTIVE
The device ID is currently inactive. Issue MCI_ACQUIREDEVICE message to make device ID active.
MCIERR_MISSING_FLAG
A required flag is missing.
MCIERR_UNSUPPORTED_FLAG
Given flag is unsupported for this device.
MCIERR_INVALID_CALLBACK_HANDLE
Given callback handle is invalid.
MCIERR_HARDWARE
Device hardware error.
MCIERR_UNSUPPORTED_FUNCTION
Unsupported function.
MCIERR_INVALID_FLAG
Flag (ulParam1) is invalid.
MCIERR_FLAGS_NOT_COMPATIBLE
Flags cannot be used together.

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