Play media files with MCI

# include
# include
# pragma comment (Lib, "winmm. lib")

bool mci_play (lpctstr file)
{< br> // use mcisendcommand
mci_open_parms mciopen = {0};
mciopen. lpstrelementname = file;
mcierror = mcisendcommand (0, mci_open, mci_open_element, (DWORD) & mciopen);
If (mcierror)
{< br> char Buf [128];
mcigeterrorstring (mcierror, Buf, 128);
cstring mess_str;
mess_str.format ("Send mci_open command failed: % s/n", Buf);
afxmessagebox (mess_str);
return (false );
}< br>
mci_play_parms mciplay;
mcierror = mcisendcommand (mciopen. wdeviceid, mci_play, 0, (DWORD) & mciplay);
If (mcierror)
{< br> mcisendcommand (mciopen. wdeviceid, mci_close, 0, null);
afxmessagebox ("Send mci_play command failed/N");
return (false);
}

Return (true );
}