Using Windows Media Player in a Form

[mushin]

I'm trying to implement windows media player in a vb window
using the following code:

'Player = AxWMPlib.AxWindowsMediaPlayer

OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
Player.openPlayer(OpenFileDialog1.FileName)

It works fine except it actually opens the WMP outside my application and not in the wmp component on my window.

Any way of getting this to behave properly, i.e. opening
inside my window within the component and not just instantiating the WMP itself ???

(vb.net 2003)

Thanks,

Kim Allbritain

 

[mkohl]

Question did you add the "com component" to your toolbar and then drag it to the windows form? This should allow you to play the music using the media control you dropped on to the form.

 

[chrissie1]

its a control so you should add it to the controls collection and then do play. I have the code at home. and will see what I can do tommorrow.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

I just like this --> [Wiggle] [Wiggle]

 

[mushin]

Mkohl,

Yes I added the the WMP to my tools, selected it and dropped it on my window.

Seems pretty straightforward to me. I have done the same with other controls (third party stuff, activex), with no problems.

Christiaan,
I took this code from one of DEITEL's books on vb.net development, modified it a bit and used it in my application.

Unfortunately, his original example behaves the same way.

Kim