Scilab Function
Last update : 02/05/2005

mcisendstring - sends a command string to an MCI device (Windows only).

### Calling Sequence

  `mcisendstring(mcistring)`
  `bOK=mcisendstring(mcistring)`
  `[bOK,CodeError]=mcisendstring(mcistring)`
  `[bOK,CodeError,StringError]=mcisendstring(mcistring)`

### Parameters

- `mcistring` : a command string to send to an MCI device
- `bOK` : returns %T or %F
- `CodeError` : returns error code (0 --> if bOK == %T)
- `StringError` : returns MCI interpreter message ('OK' --> if bOK == %T)

### Description

The mciSendString primitive sends a command string to an MCI device. The device that the command is sent to is specified in the command string.

see on http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp and search "Windows Multimedia SDK open"

### Examples

    mcisendstring("open ""d:\audio.mp3"" type MPEGVideo alias MP3_Device")
    mcisendstring("play MP3_Device")
    mcisendstring("close MP3_Device")

    mcisendstring("open ""d:\video.avi"" type avivideo alias AVI_Device")
    mcisendstring("play AVI_Device from 0")
    mcisendstring("close AVI_Device")

### Author

Allan Cornet