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This property contains the state of the content source. This property is read-only.

Compatibility:Windows Media Player

Syntax 

[ 
lState = ] 
MediaPlayer.OpenState

Parameters

lState

Long value indicating the state of the content source. The following table shows the 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.

Remarks

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

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

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later

See Also