[m_wylie85]

Hi i am try to make an mp3 player i am using the windows media control. I am try to open a file directory where i have stored a song

i can get the song to play but when i click the link on my gui called rap it opens up the file directory and ask me to seleted the file i want to play but i would like it to know what file i want to play say 2Pac from the file directory

how can i change my code to suit this:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Media;


namespace musicChoice
{
    public partial class frmMusicPlayer : Form
    {
        
        public frmMusicPlayer()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void frmMusicPlayer_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }
        private void btnPause_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.pause();
        }

        private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Application.Exit();
        }

        private void btnStop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.stop();
        }

        private void LLRap_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFileDialog dlg = new OpenFileDialog();
            // Diectory of the music i want to play
            dlg.InitialDirectory = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac";
            dlg.CheckFileExists = true;
            dlg.Multiselect = false;
            dlg.Filter = "Media Files(*.avi;*.mp3;*.mpg;*.mpa)" +
                   "|*.avi;*.mp3;*.mpg;*.mpa|" +
                   "All files (*.*)|*.*";
            if (dlg.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = dlg.FileName;
            }
        }
    }
}

[Adkins]

I am not completely understanding your question. What error are you getting?

Two things that you can try:
1. check that the path is right. some of those folder names are down right impressive!
2. change the dlg.Filter to be :

dlg.Filter = "Media Files(*.avi;*.mp3;*.mpg;*.mpa)|*.avi;*.mp3;*.mpg;*.mpa|All files (*.*)|*.*";

although I am not sure that will make a difference.

[m_wylie85]

No the folder is fine and it does play i just don't want to have to open the file location and select the file that i want to play every time i click the link

i want to be able to hard code the file path in so when i click the link it will automaticaly play the file.

[Adkins]

dlg.FileName;

is nothing more than a string. Hard code it if you want. I would say it would look better to go with some sort of settings file (XML being my favorite) and just read the path and file name from there.

axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac\California Love.mp3";

should do the trick, however I like Hail Mary better

[m_wylie85]

Adkins, on 24 November 2010 - 04:37 AM, said:

dlg.FileName;

is nothing more than a string. Hard code it if you want. I would say it would look better to go with some sort of settings file (XML being my favorite) and just read the path and file name from there.

axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac\California Love.mp3";

should do the trick, however I like Hail Mary better

lol cheers mate please explain xml a bit more so i know what it is then i might try to use it

[Sergio Tapia]

What is XML?

If you want to see how to parse XML check my SharpDIC application in my signature, I used a very simple intuitive way.

I would recommend against using XML for this though. Just use the App.config file and the built in ConfigurationManager class.

[Adkins]

XML is simply an option for storing data that can later be parsed. It is quite expansive and if you aren't familiar with it, it would take a bit more explaining than I think would be appropriate here. If you click this link, it will send you to a great site for learning all about the XML file format, and then this link will let you see how to use that info with C#. Also simply using the project Settings in VS will do the trick.

FYI: The first link goes to W3Schools and the second one to the main Linq to XML page on MSDN

@Sergio: That is true, I am just a sucker for specially made XML settings files that only do exactly what you want. The come in handy once your initial program expands beyond your initial expectations.

[m_wylie85]

I tried changing it to a string like you said to ard code it in but it still send me to the file location to select the file

i think this is my problem here

            dlg.InitialDirectory = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac";

here is my code could you please give a bit more advice:

        private void LLRap_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFileDialog dlg = new OpenFileDialog();
            // Diectory of the music i want to play
            dlg.InitialDirectory = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac";
            dlg.CheckFileExists = true;
            dlg.Multiselect = false;
            dlg.Filter = "Media Files(*.avi;*.mp3;*.mpg;*.mpa)" +
                   "|*.avi;*.mp3;*.mpg;*.mpa|" +
                   "All files (*.*)|*.*";
            if (dlg.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac";
            }

[Adkins]

private void LLRap_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
{
     axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac";
}

You are simply trying to hard. If you don't want it to ask where the file comes from, then don't tell it to ask

[m_wylie85]

Adkins, on 24 November 2010 - 05:41 AM, said:

private void LLRap_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
{
     axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice 2pac";
}

You are simply trying to hard. If you don't want it to ask where the file comes from, then don't tell it to ask

I just change it there i got it to work the way i want but i had to add .mp3 at the end is that the tell media player what file formatt it is play just wondering lol

axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice\2pac.mp3";

[Adkins]

no, you need the .mp3 at the end so it knows what file to grab. The name of the file is "2pac.mp3" so you have to tell it that explicitly.

[m_wylie85]

Hi just a small problem when i am playing a file and click pause the song will pause no problem but when i click the play button to unpause the song the play button does nothing i am getting no errors can't find out what i am doing wrong some help please.

My code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Media;


namespace musicChoice
{
    public partial class frmMusicPlayer : Form
    {
        
        public frmMusicPlayer()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void btnPlay_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.play();
        }
        private void btnPause_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.pause();
        }

        private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Application.Exit();
        }

        private void btnStop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.stop();
        }
        private void LLRap_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
        {
            BackColor = Color.Black; // If button Stop click set form colour to Red
            pb2Pac.Show();
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"F:\Uni work\Com321 derek Week2 programing ex\LastCodeProjectc#\musicChoice\2pac.mp3";
        }

        private void btnFastForward_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.fastForward();

        }

        private void btnRewind_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.fastReverse();
        }
    }
}

[Adkins]

no promises but try this out:

if (axWindowsMediaPlayer1.playState == WMPLib.WMPPlayState.wmppsStopped)
{
     axWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.play();
}

[m_wylie85]

Sorry Adkins i named it wrong sorry for wasting your time