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WMPFolderScanState enumeration (wmp.h)

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The WMPFolderScanState enumeration type defines the possible operational states of Windows Media Player as it monitors file folders for digital media content.

Syntax

typedef enum WMPFolderScanState {
  wmpfssUnknown = 0,
  wmpfssScanning,
  wmpfssUpdating,
  wmpfssStopped
} ;

Constants

 
wmpfssUnknown
Value: 0
Not a valid state.
wmpfssScanning
Scanning folders.
wmpfssUpdating
Updating the library.
wmpfssStopped
Folder monitoring is stopped.

Remarks

A scanning operation consists of two phases: scanning and updating. During the first phase, Windows Media Player determines which digital media files to add to the library. During the second phase, the Player adds the files. You can determine the current scan state by calling IWMPFolderMonitorServices::get_scanState or by handling the FolderScanStateChange event.

Windows Media Player 10 Mobile: This enumeration is not supported.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Media Player 11.
Header wmp.h

See also

Enumeration Types

IWMPEvents3::FolderScanStateChange

IWMPFolderMonitorServices::get_scanState