Visual Basic 2010 Express and Windows Media Player

[Gene Montgomery]

Back in May, I asked how to add Windows Media Player to my VB project.

I finally was able to drop it on the form.

Now Im getting to my project, and am having a problem

When I call Media Player, I get the followiing message:

"The file you are attempting to play has an extension of .WMA that does not match the file format. Playing the file may result in unexpeted behavior"

If I reply "Yes" to this, nothing seems to happen.

Here is an abbreviated version of my code:

In my SingaAlong.Designer I have:

Me.Menu_Strip.SuspendLayout()
CType(Me.AxWindowsMediaPlayer1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()

In my Form I have:

Imports WMPLib

.

Private Sub MP3_Play_Button_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles MP3_Play_Button.Click

Dim Z As String

Z = Song_WMAFileName(Song_Number)
Z = Trim$(Z)

AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = Z
AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.play()

However, if I use Windows Exployer and double-click on the file, it brings up Windows Media Player and plays the song.

Any body have any ideas?

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