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Windows Media Player 11 SDK IWMPPlayerServices::setTaskPaneURL (deprecated) 

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IWMPPlayerServices::setTaskPaneURL (deprecated)

This page documents a feature of the Windows Media Player 9 Series SDK and the Windows Media Player 10 SDK. It may be unavailable in subsequent versions.

The setTaskPaneURL method displays the specified URL in the specified task pane of the full mode of Windows Media Player.

Syntax

  HRESULT setTaskPaneURL(
  BSTR  bstrTaskPane,
  BSTR  bstrURL,
  BSTR  bstrFriendlyName
);

Parameters

bstrTaskPane

[in]  BSTR containing one of the following values.

Value Description
MediaGuide Opens Windows Media Player in the MediaGuide feature.
RadioTuner Opens Windows Media Player in the RadioTuner feature.
Services Opens Windows Media Player in the Premium Services feature.

bstrURL

[in]  BSTR containing the URL to display in the task pane.

bstrFriendlyName

[in]  BSTR containing the friendly name of the content at the specified URL.

Return Values

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Value Description
S_OK The method succeeded.

Remarks

This method is used only when remoting the Windows Media Player control. This method must be called when the control is in the docked state. Once set, the specified task pane is opened the next time the remoted control transitions to Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player 10 Mobile: This method is not supported.

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player 9 Series or later.

Header: Include wmp.h.

Library: Use wmp.dll.

See Also

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