Using ltmmPlayCtrl for Simple Playback (Visual Basic)

The ltmmPlayCtrl object allows the user to playback multimedia files. Using the following steps:

1.

Start Visual Basic.

2.

Add the LEAD Multi-Media controls to your project.

On the Project pull-down menu, use the Components option, and select the LEAD Multi-Media Library (14).

3.

Select the ltmmPlayCtrl Control, and add it to your form, Size and position the control, as you want it to appear at run time.

4.

Add a button control to your form, and name it as follows:

 

Name

Caption

 

btnPlay

Play

5.

Handle the Form’s Load event, and code Form_Load sub as follows:

Private Sub Form_Load()
   'Set the Source File
   ltmmPlayCtrl1.SourceFile = "c:\source.avi"
End Sub

6.

Handle the btnPlay Click event, and code btnPlay_Click Sub as follows:

Private Sub btnPlay_Click()
   ltmmPlayCtrl1.Run
End Sub

7.

Run your program to test it.