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OS/2 Help File | 1997-03-12 | 5KB | 122 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for String Test ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The String Test sample program allows the user to control any media device that
is installed on the system.  String Test accepts Media Control Interface string
commands from the user, and passes them on to the appropriate multimedia
component for execution. There are three ways to pass string commands to MMPM/2
using String Test.

The first way is to type a string command in the the String command entry field
on the String Test main window. The valid format for a string command is
<COMMAND> <DEVICE> <PARAMETERS>. For example, the following three string
commands will play a waveform file that resides in the current directory:

     "open filename.wav alias xxx"
     "play xxx notify"
     "close xxx"

 Select the Send push button to send the string command to the appropriate
 multimedia component for execution.  In the example above, pressing the Send
 push button after each string command would send each command to the wave
 audio device. Selecting the Send push button will also add the string command
 to the list box below the String command entry field.  The user may scroll
 through this list box and select a command from it in order to complete the
 String command entry field.

 The second way to send string commands is to specify a batch file of string
 commands as a command line parameter when starting String Test from an OS/2
 command prompt. The batch file of string commands is simply a text file, with
 any valid filename, that has one string command on each line.

 For example, if the name of the batch file is test.dat, the correct way to
 start String Test and have it execute the string commands in test.dat would be
 to type "mcistrng test.dat" from an OS/2 command line. String Test will
 process each string command in the batch file as if it had been typed in the
 String command entry field on String Test's main window.

 The third way to send string commands using String Test also involves a batch
 file of string commands. In addition to executing a batch file of string
 commands by specifying a command line parameter to String Test, a batch file
 of string commands may also be executed by selecting the Batch file push
 button on String Test's main window. When this push button is selected, a
 dialog box will be displayed allowing a file to be selected.  The selected
 file can then be executed as a batch file of String Commands.

 For more information about string commands, please refer to the MMPM/2
 Programmer's Reference.

 Select the Send push button to send the string command that was just entered
 in the String command entry field to the appropriate multimedia component for
 execution.

 Select the Display messages push button to display a pop-up window containing
 notification messages that String Test is receiving from media devices.

 Select the Batch file push button to display a pop-up window that allows a
 batch file of string commands to be selected and executed.

 Select the Cancel push button to end the application.

 Select the Help push button to view this help panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Display Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Media Control Interface returns asynchronous response messages to
applications to indicate such things as completion of a media device function
or the passing of ownership of a media device from one process to another.

Notification messages that are received by the String Test utility are shown in
the Notification messages list.  This list is only for displaying information
to the user.  It does not allow any selections to be made.

Select the Include push button to display a pop-up window which allows the user
to filter the notification messages that are displayed in this window.

Select the Cancel push button to remove this pop-up window.

Select the Help push button to view this help panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Include Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Filter the incoming notification messages to be shown in the Display Messages
pop-up window by checking the check boxes next to the corresponding messages to
be shown. If none of these check boxes are selected then no messages will be
shown in the Display Messages pop-up window.

An MM_MCINOTIFY message is returned to an application when a device
successfully completes the action indicated by the message, or when an error
occurs.

An MM_MCIPASSDEVICE message notifies an application that the use of a media
device is being gained or lost.

An MM_MCIPOSITIONCHANGE message notifies an application of the current media
position of the media device.  This message is generated periodically when the
MCI_SET_POSITION_ADVISE message is sent to the media device.

An MM_MCICUEPOINT message notifies an application that the device has
encountered a cuepoint.

An MM_MCIPLAYLISTMESSAGE message notifies the application that the playlist
processor has encountered a MESSAGE instruction.

An MM_MCIEVENT message notifies an application of an event generated by a
device.

Select the Include  This action will set the appropriate filters for the
Display Messages pop-up window and will remove this pop-up window.

Select the Cancel remove this pop-up window without saving any of the checkbox
selections made.

Select the Help push button to view this help panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Open and execute batch file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Choose the desired batch file of string commands from the pop-up window, and
then select the Execute batch file push button to execute the selected batch
file.