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Windows Media Player 11 SDK IWMPSettings::put_autoStart 

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IWMPSettings::put_autoStart

The put_autoStart method specifies a value indicating whether the current media item begins playing automatically.

Syntax

Parameters

fAutoStart

[in]  VARIANT_BOOL indicating whether the current media item begins playing automatically. The default is TRUE.

Return Values

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK The method succeeded.

Remarks

The put_autoStart method for the full mode of Windows Media Player can be set globally by external events (such as loading a CD). Therefore, there is no reliable default value for skins and remoted Player controls. This is because the playback engine of the full mode Player is used in both cases.

You should set put_autoStart to FALSE immediately before you set IWMPCore::put_URL, IWMPCore::put_currentPlaylist, or IWMPCore::put_currentMedia in skins and remoted Player controls if you wish to ensure that the media item does not start playing immediately. Also, unless you set put_autostart to TRUE immediately before specifying a media item, you should not rely on this setting as a substitute for using the IWMPControls::play method.

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player 9 Series or later.

Header: Include wmp.h.

Library: Use wmp.dll.

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