Methods for playing an .avi file :-

	1) Use CAnimateCtrl :-
	
		CAnimateCtrl m_Animate;

		m_Animate.Create( WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | ACS_TRANSPARENT | ACS_CENTER,
				  CRect(10,10,200,200),this,NULL);

		m_Animate.Open("D:\\Test\\ok1.avi");

		m_Animate.Play(0, -1, -1);

		Remember to include #include "mmsystem.h" in your program.

		Add Winmm.lib in your linker settings.

		NOTE:- Can play ONLY uncompressed .avi files.For Example,it will not work with Globe.avi.

	2) Use mciSendString :-

		::mciSendString("open D:\\Girish\\Globe.avi",NULL,NULL,NULL);
		::mciSendString("play D:\\Girish\\Globe.avi",NULL,NULL,NULL);

		Remember to include #include "mmsystem.h" in your program.

		Add Winmm.lib in your linker settings.


	3) Use Video For Windows (VFW) :-
	
		HWND hMCI;
		TCHAR szFile[] = "D:\\Girish\\Globe.avi";

		hMCI = MCIWndCreate(m_hWnd,AfxGetApp()->m_hInstance, 
				    MCIWNDF_SHOWNAME|MCIWNDF_NOMENU, NULL);

		if (MCIWndOpen(hMCI,szFile, 0) != 0)
		{
		  MessageBox("Unable to play AVI!","Error!"); 
		  MCIWndDestroy(hMCI);
		}

		Remember to include #include "vfw.h" in your program.
		
		Add vfw32.lib in your linker settings.


To open & Close the CD drive automatically :-

	To open the CD-ROM

		mciSendString("Set cdaudio door open wait",NULL,0,NULL);

	To close it automatically,

		mciSendString("Set cdaudio door closed wait",NULL,0,NULL);
	
		Remember to include #include "mmsystem.h" in your program.
	
		Add Winmm.lib in your linker settings.