Windows Media Player Events

The Windows Media Player control supports the following events.

Programming element	Description
Buffering	Occurs when the Windows Media Player control begins or ends buffering.
Click	Occurs when the user clicks the mouse with the cursor in the image window.
DblClick	Occurs when the user double-clicks the mouse with the cursor in the image window.
Disconnect	Occurs when the Windows Media Player control is disconnected from the server.
EndOfStream	Occurs when the end of the clip is reached.
Error	Occurs when the Windows Media Player control has an error condition.
KeyDown	Occurs when the user presses a key.
KeyPress	Occurs when the user presses and releases a key.
KeyUp	Occurs when the user releases a key.
MarkerHit	Occurs when playback reaches a marker.
MouseDown	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button.
MouseMove	Occurs when the mouse pointer is moved within the Windows Media Player control window.
MouseUp	Occurs when the mouse button is released.
NewStream	Occurs when a new stream begins loading.
OpenStateChange	Occurs when the open state changes.
PlayStateChange	Occurs when the play state changes.
PositionChange	Occurs when the current media position moves to a new position.
ReadyStateChange	Occurs when the Windows Media Player control's state of readiness changes.
ScriptCommand	Occurs when a synchronized command or URL is received.
StateChange	Indicates that the Player state changed, such as from running to stopped.

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