object

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

      • Device type
      • Device name
      • Filename
      • Alias
      CHANNEL number
        Returns audio device, audio buffer, video buffer, data buffer, none, right, all, or left for the destination of the data in the channel specified by number.
      LENGTH
        Returns MCIERR_INDETERMINATE_LENGTH. The length of a CD-XA file cannot be determined in this release of OS/2 multimedia.
      MEDIA PRESENT
        Returns TRUE if the media is inserted in the device; otherwise, it returns FALSE.
      MODE
        Returns the current mode of the device: not ready, stopped, playing, seeking, recording, paused, or other.
      POSITION
        Returns the current position.
      READY
        Returns TRUE if the device is ready.
      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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