object

Object associated with this media control interface command. The object can be one of the following:

• Device type
  
• Device name
  
• Filename
  
• Alias
ALIGNMENT
Returns the block alignment of data in bytes.
BITSPERSAMPLE
Returns the bits per sample.
BYTESPERSEC
Returns the average number of bytes per second played or recorded.
CHANNELS
Returns the number of channels set (1 for monaural, 2 for stereo).
CURRENT TRACK
Returns 1 for the current track.
FORMAT TAG
Returns the format tag.
LENGTH
Returns the total length of the waveform.
LENGTH TRACK track_number
Returns the length of the specified track.
LEVEL
Returns the current audio sample value.
MEDIA PRESENT
Returns MCI_TRUE.
MODE
Returns the current mode of the device: not ready, stopped, playing, seeking, recording, paused, or other.
NUMBER OF TRACKS
Returns the number of tracks.
POSITION
Returns the current position.
POSITION TRACK track_number
Returns the position of the track specified by track_number.
READY
Returns MCI_TRUE if the device is ready.
SAMPLESPERSEC
Returns the number of samples per second played or recorded.
TIME FORMAT
Returns the time format.
VOLUME
Returns the current volume setting. The volume is returned as a string in the format left:right where left and right are percentages of the maximum achievable effect for the left and right channels respectively. Leading zeros are suppressed for the volume level in each channel.
WAIT
The command is executed synchronously. The function waits until the requested action is complete before returning to the application. The WAIT keyword must be specified in order to receive return string information.
NOTIFY
The command is executed asynchronously, allowing control to be returned immediately to the application. When the requested action is complete, an MM_MCINOTIFY message is sent to the application window procedure.

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