Friday, November 28, 2008 Tip of the Day #2: Managing Windows Media Player Properties
Section: Using ActiveX Controls in Forms Supported Versions: . R:BASE 7.6 for Windows (Build:7.6.5.31125 or higher) . R:BASE C/S:I 7.6 for Windows (Build:7.6.5.31125 or higher) . R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows (Build:8.0.19.31125 or higher) . R:BASE eXtreme for Windows (Build:9.0.1.31125 or higher) Did you know that now you can manage every property of Windows Media Player ActiveX control when implemented in R:BASE forms? Here is a list of new supported PROPERTY commands to manage Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Syntax: PROPERTY <WMPActiveXComponentID> 'WMPProperty' 'value' -- Example 01 (Load File): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'URL' 'D:\Videos\Stockholm Syndrome.avi' -- Example 02 (Play): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.Play' '' -- Example 03 (Pause): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.Pause' '' -- Example 04 (Next): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.Next' '' -- Example 05 (Fast Forward): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.FastForward' '' -- Example 06 (Fast Previous): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.Previous' '' -- Example 07 (Fast Reverse): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.Reverse' '' -- Example 08 (Stop): PROPERTY MediaPlayer 'CALL_PROCEDURE Controls.Stop' '' -- Example 09 (User Interface): PROPERTY MediaPlayer uiMode 'NONE' PROPERTY MediaPlayer uiMode 'MINI' PROPERTY MediaPlayer uiMode 'FULL' -- Example 10 (Stretch to Fit TRUE/FALSE): PROPERTY MediaPlayer STRETCHTOFIT 'TRUE' PROPERTY MediaPlayer STRETCHTOFIT 'FALSE' -- Example 11 (Enabled TRUE/FALSE): PROPERTY MediaPlayer ENABLED 'TRUE' PROPERTY MediaPlayer ENABLED 'FALSE' -- Example 12 (Currently Playing File Name) GETPROPERTY MediaPlayer URL vURLName For your viewing pleasure ... Using New Properties to Integrate WMP ActiveX Control in Forms: http://www.razzak.com/mediaplayer/wmp_01.png http://www.razzak.com/mediaplayer/wmp_02.png http://www.razzak.com/mediaplayer/wmp_03.png http://www.razzak.com/mediaplayer/wmp_04.png http://www.razzak.com/mediaplayer/wmp_05.png http://www.razzak.com/mediaplayer/wmp_06.png Have fun and see how R:BASE Rocks! Very Best R:egards, Razzak.
