Playing a wave file

[Winston]

Is there any simple way of playing a wave file just a normal wave file nothing else,

i was trying to use the multimediacontrol
but not luck, this is for vb.net by the way

thanks

 

[dynamic_sysop]

ok here you go put this at the top of your form ( where you normally put declares etc... )

    Private Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "sndPlaySoundA" _
          (ByVal lpszSoundName As String, ByVal uFlags As Integer) As Long
    Const SND_SYNC As Integer = &H0
    Const SND_ASYNC As Integer = &H1
    Const SND_NODEFAULT As Integer = &H2
    Const SND_LOOP As Integer = &H8
    Const SND_NOSTOP As Integer = &H10
    Dim SoundName As String, wFlags As Integer, x As String

Then this is an example of how to make it play a wav ( or midi or mp3 file ) , in this case on a command button but it can be triggered however you wish.

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        SoundName = "C:\Documents and Settings\Den\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\WindowsApplication1\beav_rap.wav"
        wFlags = SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT
        x = sndPlaySound(SoundName, wFlags)

    End Sub

hope this helps

 

[Winston]

omg thanks works heaps well!!!...

i used this other directx 8 code to play it

a bit of it worked but wen i executed a file it played for one second and then if u close the executed item quick enough ull catch the rest of the wav sound

its as if the executed file mutes the wav

but this code works damnnn fine


thanks heaps

 

[dynamic_sysop]

np . btw are you making an msn programme as you are using the flashing form and sound? i ask because i make msn chat bots and know a lot of people who code msn messenger bots. so if you ever get stuck just shout

 

[Winston]

actually im not

im making a task schedular program thats a little bit different to the standard ones
its for my school assignment

if you have icq or msn

IM me, ill show u it and perhaps u can comment on it


my icq is 54882708

msn is winnyston_z@hotmail.com

once again thanks for all of your help

 

[UCM]

Niiice!!

Thanx, dynamic_sysop, I was just about to about about the best way to use sound files