How To Play MIDI Files Using API Functions (171980)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q171980 SUMMARY
This article demonstrates how to play a MIDI (.MID) file from Visual Basic
using the WIN 32 API call named mciSendString.
NOTE: You can use the MCI control to play a MIDI file; you don't need to
use the APIs.
REFERENCES
Microsoft Developer Network Library, Platform SDK, Reference, Multimedia
Commands.
For additional information about playing MIDI files using API calls from
Visual Basic 4.0, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
141756
: How To Play MIDI Files Using API Calls from Visual Basic
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/1/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbhowto KB171980 |
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