How to play a wav file from VB

You can use the PlaySound API..

  'Do not use SND_RESOURSE or SND_FILENAME
  Private Const SND_ALIAS& = &H10000
  'Playsound returns immediately
  'Do not use SND_SYNC
  Private Const SND_ASYNC& = &H1
  'The name of a wave file.
  'Do not use with SND_RESOURCE or SND_ALIAS
  Private Const SND_FILENAME& = &H20000
  'Unless used, the default beep will
  'play if the specified resource is missing
  Private Const SND_NODEFAULT& = &H2
  'Fail the call & do not wait for
  'a sound device if it is otherwise unavailable
  Private Const SND_NOWAIT& = &H2000
  'Use a resource file as the source.
  'Do not use with SND_ALIAS or SND_FILENAME
  Private Const SND_RESOURCE& = &H40004
  'Playsound will not return until the
  'specified sound has played. Do not
  'use with SND_ASYNC
  Private Const SND_SYNC& = &H0

  Private Declare Function PlaySound& Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "PlaySoundA" (ByVal lpszName As String, ByVal hModule As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long)


You use it with code like..

Call PlaySound(Filename, 0, SND_FILENAME Or SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT)

vbmaster: Great. Works fine. Just need to know how to (from VB) stop the wav file from playing. As is, looks like I have to wait for it to stop itself.??

VBMASTER: also , do you know if its possible to play an MP3 file from VB?
If so how please.

You can use the "Microsoft Activemovie Control" for playing MP3's. Check your Project -> Components, if you don't have it I guess you can download it somwhere on Microsoft's homepage..