Hello all ... new to the board, I used to code in VB6 years ago but have now been forced by my Uni to learn VB.NET.

Basically I want to play an AVI video in my program from a picture box (or something similar, like you used to be able to do in VB6) using the mciSendString API.

I have mciSendString playing videos in seperate small windows or full screen but thats not really very useful.

Please please please nobody tell me to use WMP or MMMC as this wont do!

Big thanks to everyone in advance ...

BoB

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Anybody any ideas at all Please and thank yous

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people usually just say ... Rimmer your a total git!

You said you have used mciSendString API in VB6. Why cant you use it in .NET?

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Goran wrote:
You said you have used mciSendString API in VB6. Why cant you use it in .NET?

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After having a big search through old hard drives ... I am basically looking for a vb.net version of this vb6 code ... ... ...



Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal lpstrReturnString As Any, ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal hwndCallback As Long) As Long

moo1 = Form1.hWnd & " Style " & &H40000000

moo2 = "open <c:\windows\clock.avi> Type avivideo Alias video parent " & moo1

moo3 = mciSendString(moo2, 0&, 0, 0)

moo3 = mciSendString("put video window at 0 0 210 210", 0&, 0, 0)

moo3 = mciSendString("play video wait", 0&, 0, 0)

moo3 = mciSendString("close video", 0&, 0, 0)

I think I was mistaken about the picture box, it seems that after you have your parent window set to your form you just select its location and size.

Goran Please !!!

Thanks all ...

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Done It AT LAST



    Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal lpstrReturnString As String, ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal hwndCallback As Long) As Long

    Declare Function GetActiveWindow Lib "USER32" () As Integer



mciSendString("open C:\WINDOWS\CLOCK.AVI alias smeg parent " & GetActiveWindow & " style " & &H40000000, "", 0, 0)
        mciSendString("put smeg window at 100 100 100 100", "", 0, 0)
        mciSendString("play smeg", "", 0, 0)


            

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YOu didnt declare mciSendString the right way. It should be

Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal lpstrReturnString As String, ByVal uReturnLength As Integer, ByVal hwndCallback As Integer) As Integer

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Goran wrote:
YOu didnt declare mciSendString the right way. It should be

Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal lpstrReturnString As String, ByVal uReturnLength As Integer, ByVal hwndCallback As Integer) As Integer

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