spin

The spin command starts spinning a disc or stops the disc from spinning. Videodisc devices recognize this command.

wsprintf(lpstrCommand, "spin %s %s %s", lpszDeviceID, lpszUpDown, 
    lpszFlags); 
 

Parameters

lpszDeviceID

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

lpszUpDown

One of the following flags:

down	Stops the disc from spinning.
up	Starts spinning the disc.

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

The following command starts spinning a videodisc device:

spin videodisc up
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.

See Also

MCI Overview, MCI Command Strings