How can I play a .wmv file in VB6

Garry · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 31

I have used the ShellExecute API to try to play a .wmv file. The Windows
Media Player is loaded automatically BUT the .wmv file is not played.

Does anyone have a solution??

Garry

Archived from group: microsoft>public>vb>enterprise

boaz · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 259

Pass the path to Internet Exploder instead.

Dim ie5

Set ie5 = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

ie5.Visible = True
ie5.navigate "C:\KyleXY.wmv"
Set ie5 = Nothing

"Garry" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have used the ShellExecute API to try to play a .wmv file. The Windows
>Media Player is loaded automatically BUT the .wmv file is not played.
>
> Does anyone have a solution??
>
> Garry
>

Sinna · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 191

boaz wrote:
> Pass the path to Internet Exploder instead.
>
> Dim ie5
>
> Set ie5 = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
>
> ie5.Visible = True
> ie5.navigate "C:\KyleXY.wmv"
> Set ie5 = Nothing
>
>
>
> "Garry" wrote in message
> @TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I have used the ShellExecute API to try to play a .wmv file. The Windows
>> Media Player is loaded automatically BUT the .wmv file is not played.
>>
>> Does anyone have a solution??
>>
>> Garry
>>
>
>
Why should you use the Internet Exploder for this? Seems quite some over
kill + you're assuming that the user allows WMV-content to be played
from within the browser.

Sinna

bz · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 55

I am not sure what it does. But when I try it, IE never shows up, and WMP
pops right out and plays the movie.

"Sinna" wrote in message
news:%23ZO5VW08GHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> boaz wrote:
>> Pass the path to Internet Exploder instead.
>>
>> Dim ie5
>>
>> Set ie5 = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
>>
>> ie5.Visible = True
>> ie5.navigate "C:\KyleXY.wmv"
>> Set ie5 = Nothing
>>
>>
>>
>> "Garry" wrote in message
>> @TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> I have used the ShellExecute API to try to play a .wmv file. The Windows
>>> Media Player is loaded automatically BUT the .wmv file is not played.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a solution??
>>>
>>> Garry
>>>
>>
>>
> Why should you use the Internet Exploder for this? Seems quite some over
> kill + you're assuming that the user allows WMV-content to be played from
> within the browser.
>
>
> Sinna

Sinna · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 191

Garry wrote:
> I have used the ShellExecute API to try to play a .wmv file. The Windows
> Media Player is loaded automatically BUT the .wmv file is not played.
>
> Does anyone have a solution??
>
> Garry
>
>
Can you post the code you're using to play it?
In most cases there's something wrong with a declaration and/or parameter.

Sinna

How To Get File Size of Remote File Hi every one, I am trying to get file size on a remote computer using vb 6.0. I tried using GetFileSize API, but it rquires File Handle and I do not know how to get File Handle. Please help. I do not want to open file. I am actualy coping file to remote m

I can not run exe file Dear All I write an Client/Server application use Winsock Control . Side Client I have a MDI form (frmMain) and MDI child form , .. In frmMain I place a Winsock control (wskWinsock) . In Module (mdlGlobal) I declare an variant type Winso

zip file in vb.net??? How can I zip file in vb.net code?.Thank you.

saving file to CD Hi, On the desktop you can drag and drop files to a CD-R, and XP will take care the rest for you. How do I do this with VB6? "FileCopy" to a CD-R doesn't seem to work. -- > There is no answer. > There has not been an answer. > There will not be an answer.

Am I in the IDE or running from an EXE file? My VB error handler would like to know if I am running in the IDE in which case it could display a button to re-perform the error after executing an On Error GoTo 0 statement, or if this would be suicidal because of running from an EXE. Is there SOME way