Windows Media Player 11 SDK Player.openState
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Player.openState
The openState property retrieves a value indicating the state of the content source.
Syntax
Possible Values
This property is a read only Number (long). The C-style enumeration constant can be derived by prefixing the state value with "wmpos". For example, the constant for the PlaylistOpening state is wmposPlaylistOpening.
| Value | State | Description |
| 0 | Undefined | Windows Media Player is in an undefined state. |
| 1 | PlaylistChanging | New playlist is about to be loaded. |
| 2 | PlaylistLocating | Windows Media Player is attempting to locate the playlist. The playlist can be local (library or metafile with an .asx file name extension) or remote. |
| 3 | PlaylistConnecting | Connecting to the playlist. |
| 4 | PlaylistLoading | Playlist has been found and is now being retrieved. |
| 5 | PlaylistOpening | Playlist has been retrieved and is now being parsed and loaded. |
| 6 | PlaylistOpenNoMedia | Playlist is open. |
| 7 | PlaylistChanged | A new playlist has been assigned to currentPlaylist. |
| 8 | MediaChanging | A new media item is about to be loaded. |
| 9 | MediaLocating | Windows Media Player is locating the media item. The file can be local or remote. |
| 10 | MediaConnecting | Connecting to the server that holds the media item. |
| 11 | MediaLoading | Media item has been located and is now being retrieved. |
| 12 | MediaOpening | Media item has been retrieved and is now being opened. |
| 13 | MediaOpen | Media item is now open. |
| 14 | BeginCodecAcquisition | Starting codec acquisition. |
| 15 | EndCodecAcquisition | Codec acquisition is complete. |
| 16 | BeginLicenseAcquisition | Acquiring a license to play DRM protected content. |
| 17 | EndLicenseAcquisition | License to play DRM protected content has been acquired. |
| 18 | BeginIndividualization | Begin DRM Individualization. |
| 19 | EndIndividualization | DRM individualization has been completed. |
| 20 | MediaWaiting | Waiting for media item. |
| 21 | OpeningUnknownURL | Opening a URL with an unknown type. |
Remarks
Windows Media Player states are not guaranteed to occur in any particular order. Furthermore, not every state necessarily occurs during a sequence of events. You should not write code that relies upon state order.
Requirements
Version: Windows Media Player version 7.0 or later.
Library: Use wmp.dll.
See Also
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