The following code illustrates how to start a videodisc spinning and request notification upon completion.

   /* Start the videodisc spinning, requesting notification of
   completion                                                        */

   USHORT usDeviceID;
   HWND hwndMyWindow;
   MCI_GENERIC_PARMS mciGenericParms; /* Generic message parms
                                               structure               */

                    /* Assign hwndCallback the handle to the PM Window */

   mciGenericParms.hwndCallback = hwndMyWindow;

   mciSendCommand( usDeviceID,           /* Device ID                  */
    MCI_SPIN,                            /* MCI spin message           */
    MCI_NOTIFY | MCI_SPIN_UP,            /* Flags for this message     */
    (PVOID) &mciGenericParms,            /* Data structure             */
    0 );                                 /* No user parm               */