Stopping and playing a midi file

// use mciSendString() to play and stop a midi music file
// you have to link with the winmm.lib file, or
// in the case of Dev-C++ link with libwinmm.a via
// Project>>Project Options>>Parameters>>Add Lib>>libwinmm.a
// a Dev-C++  console application

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>  // mciSendString()
#include <conio.h>
using namespace std;   // std::cout, std::cin

int main()
{
char wait;
        cout << "Looking for  onestop.mid  midi music file in" << endl;
        cout << "the windows media directory, wait just a second ...";

        // this midi file comes with Windows XP
        // you might have to change it to something you have
        mciSendString("play C:\\Windows\\Media\\onestop.mid",NULL,0,NULL);
        
        cout << endl << "Enter any letter to change to the next file.";
        getch(); // wait
        cout << endl << "Stopping onestop.mid" << endl;
        mciSendString("stop C:\\Windows\\Media\\onestop.mid",NULL,0,NULL);
                       // stops the file ^
        cout << "Looking for  flourish.mid  midi music file in" << endl;
        cout << "the windows media directory, wait just a second ...";
       // this midi file comes with Windows XP also
        mciSendString("play C:\\Windows\\Media\\flourish.mid",NULL,0,NULL);
        
        getch();  // wait
        return 0;
}