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Re: TMediaPlayer never working for AVI

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From: KL Chin
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 03:31
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Hi Sally,

Have u able to play the AVI on design-time?
Most likely the setting were wrong.

Regards
KL Chin

"Sally" <nospamforme@spamme.com> wrote in message 
news:43f6f70b$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>I used to have Win98se and it worked, now I have WinXPsp2 and it never 
>seems to work.
>
> mediaplayer_controller->FileName = "test.avi";
> mediaplayer_controller->Open();
>
> gives "The MCI device you are using does not support the specified 
> command"
>
> I have tried setting DeviceType=dtAutoSelect and dtAVIVideo too.
>
> MCIWndNew(m_hMCIWnd, "avivideo")
> gives the exact same message in a popup message board.
>
> I need some way to universally play a basic AVI file into a Window handle 
> I specify, and make it compatible with everything starting from Win98se. 
> What is my possible problem and is the "ActiveMovie" ActiveX control 
> universal since Win98se?
>
> BIG THANKS........Sally
> 
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