MP3 Alarm Clock on Timer?

[fable1380]

I am new to VB coding so I'm trying some easy projects.

I figured an alarm clock would be a good place to start. But I'm Having a hard time with the MP3 Part of it all.

I want a pre-selected MP3 to start, when my timer2 is = to the time of day.

But i Have never really used MP3's in any project. So dose anyone know how i would go about.

A. Adding a MP3 to the coding in the background and then.
B. Calling on it when the alarm goes off.

[Jx_Man]

A. use Microsoft Multimedia Control. find this control on component.
add this code to play mp3 file :

Private Sub PlaySound()
      On Error GoTo ErrMsg
         AxMMControl1.Wait = True
         AxMMControl1.FileName = "D:\test.mp3"
         AxMMControl1.Command = "Open"
         AxMMControl1.Command = "Play"
         Exit Sub
         ErrMsg:
         MsgBox(Err.Description)
   End Sub

B. just call procedure name

[huslayer]

Hello,
I can't find the multimedia control on VS 2008 Pro !!

are you sure it's there?

Thanks

[Luc001]

Hi,

Looks like the .Net MultiMediaControl isn't for free, look here.

What you can do is add the Windows mediaplayer control.

[dlplenin]

put this in the function:

AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = "e:\music\Wanksta.mp3"
AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.Visible = False

and if you want to stop:

AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.close()

AxWindowsMediaPlayer1 is a COM component. this component you can add in the ToolBox whit right click and choose component.

I hope this helps

[huslayer]

Yep, thanks so much :)
the Windows mediaplayer control is great...