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The window command controls the display window. You can use this command to change the display characteristics of the window or provide a destination window for the driver to use in place of the default display window. Digital-video, and video-overlay devices recognize this command.

wsprintf(lpstrCommand, "window %s %s %s", lpszDeviceID, lpszWindowFlags,
lpszFlags);

Parameters
lpszDeviceID
Identifier of an MCI device. This identifier or alias is assigned when the device is opened.

lpszWindowFlags
Flag for controlling the display window. The following table lists device types that recognize the window command and the flags used by each type:

digitalvideo	handle hwnd state hide state minimize state restore state show show maximized	show minimized show min noactive show na show noactivate show normal text caption
overlay	fixed handle default handle hwnd state hide state iconic state maximized state minimize state minimized state no action state no activate state normal	state restore state show show maximized show minimized show min noactive show na show noactivate show normal stretch text caption

The following table lists the flags that can be specified in the lpszWindowFlags parameter and their meanings:

fixed	Disables stretching of the image.
handle default	Specifies that the device should set the display window back to the default window created during the open operation. For video-overlay devices, specifies that the device should create and manage its own destination window.
handle hwnd	Specifies the handle of the destination window to use instead of the default window. The hwnd parameter contains the ASCII numeric equivalent of the window handle returned by the CreateWindow function. Two device instances can use the same window handle provided that each instance updates the video and image pixels in the window as if the other instance did not exist. When video output is disabled with setvideo "off", an update command will make the destination rectangle a solid color.
show maximized	Maximizes the destination window.
show min noactive	Displays the destination window as an icon.
show minimized	Minimizes the destination window.
show na	Displays the destination window in its current state; the window that is currently active remains active.
show noactivate	Displays the destination window in its most recent size and position; the window that is currently active remains active.
show normal	Activates and displays the destination window in its original size and position. (This is the same as the "state restore" flag.)
state hide	Hides the destination window.
state iconic	Displays the destination window as an icon.
state maximized	Maximizes the destination window.
state minimize	Minimizes the destination window and activates the top-level window in the window-manager's list.
state minimized	Minimizes the destination window.
state no action	Displays the destination window in its current state. The window that is currently active remains active.
state no activate	Displays the destination window in its most recent size and state. The currently active window remains active.
state normal	Activates and displays the destination window in its original size and position.
state restore	Activates and displays the destination window in its original size and position.
state show	Shows the destination window.
stretch	Enables stretching of the image.
text caption	Specifies the caption for the destination window. If this text contains embedded blanks, the entire caption must be enclosed in quotation marks. The default caption for the default window is blank.

lpszFlags
Can be "wait", "notify", or both. For digital-video devices, "test" can also be specified. For more information about these flags, see The Wait, Notify, and Test Flags.

Return Values
Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise.

Remarks
Video-overlay devices typically create and display a window when opened. If your application provides a window to the driver, your application is responsible for managing the messages sent to the window.

Since you can use the status command to retrieve the handle to the driver display window, you can also use the standard window manager functions (such as ShowWindow) to manipulate the window.

The following command displays and sets the caption for the "movie" playback window:

window movie text "Welcome to the Movies" state show

See Also
CreateWindow, open, play, setvideo, ShowWindow, status, update

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