MultimediaOpen (Function)

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MultimediaOpen (Function)

In french: MultimédiaOuvre

Opens a multimedia file in a Multimedia control. The file is loaded in memory. To play the file, you must use MultimediaPlay.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for Android applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

MyFile is string = "C:\My music\mysong.mp3"
// For Windows Mobile:
// MyFile is string = "\My Documents\My music\mysong.mp3"
MultimediaOpen(MM_Multimedia1, MyFile)

Syntax

<Result> = MultimediaOpen(<Multimedia control> , <File to open>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the file was successfully opened,
False if an error occurred. For more details about the error, use the ErrorInfo function.

<Multimedia control>: Control name

Name of Multimedia control used to play the multimedia file.

<File to open>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and path of multimedia file to open.
Versions 17 and later
Corresponds to:
the name and path of multimedia file to play.
a URL (to play the video in streaming).
a resource name (file name + extension) added to the application via the generation wizard.
New in version 17
Corresponds to:
the name and path of multimedia file to play.
a URL (to play the video in streaming).
a resource name (file name + extension) added to the application via the generation wizard.
Corresponds to:
the name and path of multimedia file to play.
a URL (to play the video in streaming).
a resource name (file name + extension) added to the application via the generation wizard.
Versions 18 and later
Corresponds to:
the name and path of multimedia file to play.
a video URL on a server. Remark: the YouTube videos cannot be played.
a resource name (file name + extension) added to the application via the generation wizard.
New in version 18
Corresponds to:
the name and path of multimedia file to play.
a video URL on a server. Remark: the YouTube videos cannot be played.
a resource name (file name + extension) added to the application via the generation wizard.
Corresponds to:
the name and path of multimedia file to play.
a video URL on a server. Remark: the YouTube videos cannot be played.
a resource name (file name + extension) added to the application via the generation wizard.

Remarks

Versions 17 and later

Specific features for Android

By default, MultimediaPlay is a locking function until the control is ready to play the file.
The MultimediaNonBlocking constant used with MultimediaPlay allows you to perform a non-locking load operation. In this case, the call to a Multimedia function (MultimediaPosition, ...) will fail as long as the multimedia file is not loaded by the control.
The non-locking load operations are recommended when using multimedia files not found on the device (online video for example).

New in version 17

Specific features for Android

By default, MultimediaPlay is a locking function until the control is ready to play the file.
The MultimediaNonBlocking constant used with MultimediaPlay allows you to perform a non-locking load operation. In this case, the call to a Multimedia function (MultimediaPosition, ...) will fail as long as the multimedia file is not loaded by the control.
The non-locking load operations are recommended when using multimedia files not found on the device (online video for example).

Specific features for Android

By default, MultimediaPlay is a locking function until the control is ready to play the file.
The MultimediaNonBlocking constant used with MultimediaPlay allows you to perform a non-locking load operation. In this case, the call to a Multimedia function (MultimediaPosition, ...) will fail as long as the multimedia file is not loaded by the control.
The non-locking load operations are recommended when using multimedia files not found on the device (online video for example).

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