OpenState

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Retrieves a value indicating the state of the content source.

Compatibility:Windows Media Player

[ 
lState= ] 
MediaPlayer
.OpenState

Parameters

lState

Long value indicating the state of the content source. It can have one of the following possible values.

Value	Visual Basic Constant	Description
`0`	nsClosed	Content file is closed.
`1`	nsLoadingASX	Loading an Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) file.
`2`	nsLoadingNSC	Loading an .nsc station file.
`3`	nsLocating	Locating the server.
`4`	nsConnecting	Connecting to the server.
`5`	nsOpening	Opening or listening for the stream.
`6`	nsOpen	Content file is open.

This property is read-only.

Remarks

Retrieve this property to determine the status of a request to open a clip.

If the value of the SendOpenStateChangeEventsproperty is true, Microsoft Windows Media Player control fires an OpenStateChangeevent each time the OpenStateproperty changes.