PowerCOBOL V11.0 Reference

4.112 Element Property

Description:	Contains the element name for a compound device.
Used in control(s):	MCI
Value:	The element name for a compound device. A compound device is one that requires a data file to play the device. Usually the element name is the name of the file to be played by the device. For example an AVI file for a AVIVideo device, a WAV file for a WaveAudio device. If you open a device that is not a compound device, ensure that nothing is set in the Element property.
Default value:	None.
COBOL picture:	X, up to 8192 bytes
OLE data type:	VT_BSTR
Design time access:	Set and reference.
Execution time access:	Set and reference.
Backward compatibility attributes:	POW-MCIELEMENTPIC X(260) POW-SOUNDNAMEPIC X(260)