How to Play a MP3 file?

[Drache]

I am looking for a way to play an MP3 file using VB.NET in windows 7

I know I could use the WMP component, but I would rather not have the additional dll files in the program folder
Using Managed DirectX is also an option, but it is already two generation out of date.

Any ideas would be appriciated.

 

[hipturtle]

I am looking for a way to play an MP3 file using VB.NET in windows 7

I know I could use the WMP component, but I would rather not have the additional dll files in the program folder
Using Managed DirectX is also an option, but it is already two generation out of date.

Any ideas would be appriciated.

This is fairly easy you can use Process.Start("c:\track01.mp3") for instance this will open in the default player for MP3, I cannot try it on Windows 7 but it works on Vista.

You dont need to import Diagnostics for this, that I have found anyway, If you do then its Imports System.Diagnostics.

Of course this is the basic that you can do with Process.Start, have a play with it.

Regards

 

[Drache]

Thanks for responding

It is a good idea, but I do not like the idea of relying on an external program, plus you loose control of how the file is played.

I know VB can play uncompressed WAV files natively and I may have to fall back to that, but I would prefer to use an MP3 file.

 

[hipturtle]

Thanks for responding

It is a good idea, but I do not like the idea of relying on an external program, plus you loose control of how the file is played.

I know VB can play uncompressed WAV files natively and I may have to fall back to that, but I would prefer to use an MP3 file.

In that case surely you can install the windows media player to your program then and play the mp3 through that. I have created a Media Player that plays all sorts of media types including MP3 so long as you have the correct codecs installed.

Regards

 

[Drache]

I am not sure if I fully understand your idea, but if it what I think and I use the WMP component I would still have the extra dll files in the program folder
I know it may not seem a big thing but I am trying to keep the package as compact as possible.:subdued:

 

[hipturtle]

I am not sure if I fully understand your idea, but if it what I think and I use the WMP component I would still have the extra dll files in the program folder
I know it may not seem a big thing but I am trying to keep the package as compact as possible.:subdued:

I am sorry then I don't know what else to do.

Good luck

 

[Drache]

Thank you for trying.

 

[Herman]

You can simply use a third party decoder library. MP3 is not an open standard, it belongs to the Fraunhauffer Institute. You can still use the WMP component, just use ILMerge after compile time to merge the DLL into your EXE.

Merging .NET assemblies using ILMerge - CodeProject®

 

[Drache]

Thank you for the idea, I had never come across ILMerge.

I am also looking into the idea of using the winmm.dll file that is part of windows.
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