How does one add a song onto a form?

[SaDaf]

What's the easiest way to add a song?

 

[jmcilhinney]

Go to www.mentalis.org and check out their Multimedia and WaveFile classes. You can use them as they are or you can pick through the source code to see how they work and then write your own code.

 

[jmcilhinney]

Sorry. That link should be www.mentalis.org.

 

[tahu191]

If you would like it to play then use this:

Dim Player As Media.Soundplayer("song.wav")
Player.Play()

Player may use PlayLooping to play over and over. If you want it to start with a button put it in the button click event. To stop it use:

Player.Stop()

The sound file should be in a .WAV format

 

[JohnH]

tahu191, System.Media Namespace namespace is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0, SaDaf asks in relation to .Net 1.1. SoundPlayer class is also limited to .Wav files should be noted.

 

[tahu191]

I have used Media.Soundplayer in Vb 2003 using .Net Framework 1.1

 

[jmcilhinney]

I have used Media.Soundplayer in Vb 2003 using .Net Framework 1.1

I'd be interested to know exactly how you managed that.

 

[ImDaFrEaK]

In 1.1 you had to add a Media Player control to the form and it was a lil aggravating. It wasn't part of the framework as jmchinney pointed out. I think you may have gotten confused with the media player control that was also available in 1.0 which also played mp3.

 

[machinogodzilla]

If you would like it to play then use this:
Code:
Dim Player As Media.Soundplayer("song.wav")
Player.Play()

What am I doing wrong while using this code?

After pasting it just as it is I get song.wav underlined first saying that
"Array bounds cannot appear in type specifiers" and then Player underlined
saying "Name player is not declared".

Trying this:

         Dim Player As Media.SoundPlayer = "sound.wav"
         Player.Play()

I get just sound.wav underlined saying that "Value of type 'String' cannot
be converted to 'System.Media.SoundPlayer'".

 

[JohnH]

Use the constructor (NEW keyword) to create a new instance of the SoundPlayer class:

Dim Player As [COLOR=darkgreen]NEW[/COLOR] Media.Soundplayer("song.wav")

 

[machinogodzilla]

Thank you again!!!