Listen to CDs with the CD Player Control
The CD Player control allows you to play audio compact disks.
Properties and methods are available to control playing and getting
information from your CD and CD drive.
The CD Player control doesn't have a visible user interface. It's
designed to hide the complexity of dealing with the CD Player so you can
create your own user interface and invoke the CD Player features as
needed.
Sample CD Player
Here's an example of a CD Player created in an Access form that's
part of the
Demo database. The CD Player control makes it easy to support the
buttons (play, pause, skip, stop, eject etc.), and update information on
the tracks and time.
Using the CD Control
Place the CD Control on your form and invoke its methods to:
- Play
- Pause
- Stop
- Skip tracks forwards or backwards
- Fast forward
- Rewind
- Repeat
- Eject
You can also work with the CD contents using properties such as:
- Number of Tracks
- Current Track
- Time for the Current Track: total, elapsed, remaining
Responding to Events
The CD Player control supports two events. The OnNewTrack event fires
when the CD player reaches a new track. Use this event to update a
display showing the current track number.
The OnNewPosition event fires every second when the CD is playing. This
lets you update displays showing the CD's playing time.
NOTE: Your computer must have the correct hardware devices and
software drivers for this control to work.
