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Video Player Foundation Class

Category Multimedia
Default Catalog Visual FoxPro Catalog\Foundation Classes\Multimedia
Class _videoplayer
Base Class Container
Class Library multimedia.vcx
Parent Class _container
Sample ...\Samples\Solution\Forms\mci_play.scx

Remarks

This class loads and plays a video file, and provides access to the Media Control Interface (MCI).

To use, drop the class on a project or form, or from the Component Gallery Item Shortcut Menu, select Add to Project or Add to Form. When you drop the class on a project, you can choose between adding the class or creating a subclass. When you choose an option from the shortcut menu or drop the class on a form, Visual FoxPro opens a builder so you can specify appropriate cFileName, lAutoOpen, lAutoPlay, lAutoRepeat, and cControlSource values.

See Guidelines for Using Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes for more information on using foundation classes.

Properties, Events, Methods Description
AutoOpen property Specifies whether the video file specified
should be automatically opened when
the class is created.
Default: .T.
AutoPlay property Specifies whether the video file should
automatically play after opening.
Default: .T.
AutoRepeat property If true (.T.), specifies that the video file
will play continuously.
Default: .T.
cFileName property Specifies the video file associated with
the Video Frame.
Default: ""
Controlsource property Specifies the source of data to which an
object is bound.
Default: ""
MCIAlias property Specifies the alias for the video file when
calling MCI commands. If empty, the
name of the file is used.
Default: ""
MCIError property Specifies the result of the last MCI
command executed.
Default: 0
MCIErrorString property Stores the error string from the last MCI
command executed.
Default: ""
CloseVideo method Closes the video file and releases all
resources.
Syntax: CloseVideo( )
Return: none
Arguments: none
DoMCI method Executes an MCI command.
Syntax:DoMCI(cMCIcmd)
Return: cRetString
Arguments:
cMCIcmd specifies the command to run.
PauseVideo method Pauses a currently playing video.
Syntax: PauseVideo( )
Return: none
Arguments: none
PlayVideo method Plays the currently loaded video.
Syntax: PlayVideo( )
Return: none
Arguments: none
SetPosition method Makes it possible for the user to set the position of the
media file.
Syntax: SetPosition(cPosition)
Return: none
Arguments:
cPosition specifies Start, End, or a
number representing milliseconds into
the media file.
GetMCIError method Internal to the class.
OpenVideo method Internal to the class.
ShowMCIError method Internal to the class.

See Also

Guidelines for Using Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes | Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes A-Z | Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes | Play Multimedia Files Using MCI Commands