Finish playing AVI file before executing more VB code

I have been working on this problem for a few days now.  I am writing a game that will use AVI files only for visual effect (screen transitions, etc.)  I just want to display my AVI file, known size with sound in the center of the screen.  I had problems centering with MMControl but the WindowsMediaPlayer Control centers fine.  The problem is that I need to allow the file to play to completion before executing any more code.  I have tried many combinations of DoEvents and Sleep and they halt the video until the sleep period is up.  Do Until loops (changing a variable upon play completion to exit the loop) doesn't ever exit the loop.  I am putting DoEvents in the middle of the loop (and I have tried it with sleep (25) in the loop also, which doesn't work.  I have tried to use a WaitForSingleObject with OpenProcess and CloseHandle code that I found on the internet (which works well but there is no command line option to make Windows Media Player windowless without controls, and I am concerned about version problems on other people's computers).  I am looking for help in one of two things:  Either I need to be able to pause (but not halt) program execution until the AVI is finished playing and then resume at that point in the code... or I need to know how to retrieve a filename for a program to start from the command line [ie: I would write my own Media Player that would just play a borderless, control less AVI file in center screen and then close and use the WaitForSingleObject functions above to play it... but I don't know how to let my program know what filename opened it - if I send Shell("customfileplayer.exe thefilename.avi"), what variable does customfileplayer.exe use to know to play thefilename.avi]?  That's a lot, I know.  Sorry.  The former would of course be preferred... but if all else fails I will use the Shell thing.  Thanks a bunch.Start Free Trial