Play Mp3

Hello,
try this:
- in your uses clause add mmsystem
- execute this line:
 PlaySound(Pchar('filename.wav'), 0,  SND_FILENAME + SND_ASYNC);

it works with .wav files, maybe also with .mp3 ??

Drop MediaPlayer component:

MediaPlayer1.FileName:= 'Your filename.wav or .mp3';
MediaPlayer1.Open;
MediaPlayer1.Play;

In case of opening MP3 I think that you whould have the libraries that run MP3, this libraries will be installed in Windows if you install MP3 player such as Windows media player.

Motaz

To play a .WAV just do as amebikes said.
To play an .MP3 have a look at the following sites:

http://www.undu.com/Articles/991125a.html
http://www.xaudio.com/

Cheers,

Alan

Hi...
To play an mp3 do this....

New project:
drop a TMediaplayer, a button and an OpenDialog comp.

add this code in the button Begin / End block

//USES MMSystem//
----------------------------------------
  OpenDialog1.DefaultExt := 'mp3';
  OpenDialog1.Filename := '*.mp3';
  if OpenDialog1.Execute then
  begin
    MediaPlayer1.Filename := OpenDialog1.Filename;
    MediaPlayer1.Open;
    Mediaplayer1.play;
  end;
  end;
-----------------------------------------
when you click the button, the OpenDialog box opens,
navigate to an mp3 file on your system and click OK,
play it!
easy as that. Have fun!
tongalite

your entire Unit should look like this:

------------------------------------------
unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages,MMSystem, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
  StdCtrls, MPlayer;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    MediaPlayer1: TMediaPlayer;
    Button1: TButton;
    OpenDialog1: TOpenDialog;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);

  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);

begin
  OpenDialog1.DefaultExt := 'mp3';
  OpenDialog1.Filename := '*.mp3';
  if OpenDialog1.Execute then
  begin
    MediaPlayer1.Filename := OpenDialog1.Filename;
    MediaPlayer1.Open;
    Mediaplayer1.play;
  end;
  end;


end.
------------------------------------------------

I can give you a working Example for playing mp3's and wav's without TMediaPlayer and with full source code. It's a small example of using nothing from within windows like codecs or system dll's. You are independent :-)

Give me your email address an I will send it to you (hope you will give me the points *g).

Bye, TDS.

TDS, sounds interesting. Can you please send it to me too. Thanks! delfreak@thedoghousemail.com

Hi,
I too am interested in this....
Could you please mail me a copy?
tongalite@ic24.net
TIA
T.

hi i'm also intrested in playing mp3's without tmediaplayer

email me r.nash@ntlworld.com

cheers
classic_gaming

Okay, I will send you a link where you can download the code from my homepage. I will pack it till tommorow because I'm tired now :-)

Bye, TDS.

Here is the link. The source code for the DLL is written in C/C++ but can easy change the code (I hope)

http://www.tds-net.de/experts/mp3.zip

All files should be included, if not mail me:
webmaster@tds-net.de

If you grade this question, please give me a "A" :-)

Bye, TDS.

i'm very confused about .dlls, how do i use them ?

Hi tyfing
You are getting some mileage out of this question... I like your style ;-)
t.

Hmm, you don't have to think about dll's. The only thing is that you have to register all needed component and that the mpegdll.dll is in the directory you'll start your program.

Bye, TDS.

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