close

The close command closes the device or file and any associated resources. MCI unloads a device when all instances of the device or all files are closed. All MCI devices recognize this command.

wsprintf(lpstrCommand, "close %s %s", lpszDeviceID, lpszFlags); 
 

Parameters

lpszDeviceID

Identifier of an MCI device. This identifier or alias is assigned when the device is opened.

lpszFlags

Can be "wait", "notify", or both. For more information about these flags, see The Wait, Notify, and Test Flags.

Return Values

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise.

Remarks

To close all devices opened by your application, specify the "all" device identifier for the lpszDeviceID parameter.

The following command closes the "mysound" device:

close mysound
 

QuickInfo

  Version: Requires Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in resapi.h.

See Also

MCI Overview, MCI Command Strings