mciSendString - length of a track

[_nabuchodonozor]

HI

The mciSendString returns different value of tracks length than
winamp. The value is longer about 20 seconds and I don't know why.
Here is a code:

public void SetTime() // I tried to set time format as it is said in
MSDN help but it dosent work
{
sCommand = "set MediaFile time format hms";
mciSendString(s Command, null, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
}
public int TrackLength()
{
Open(pathPlay); // here I open file (with whole path)
which length should be checked
//SetTime();
sCommand = "status MediaFile length";
int i = 128;
System.Text.Str ingBuilder stringBuilder = new
System.Text.Str ingBuilder(i);
mciSendString(s Command, stringBuilder, i,
IntPtr.Zero);
return System.Convert. ToInt32(stringB uilder.ToString ());
}

The value is returned in ms. Any ideas?? Or maybe I should use
different function to check the length??
Here is the link which help me a lot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de..._status_mm.asp

KK

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I suggest that you post this question in one of the WM SDK forums.
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HI

The mciSendString returns different value of tracks length than
winamp. The value is longer about 20 seconds and I don't know why.
Here is a code:

public void SetTime() // I tried to set time format as it is said in
MSDN help but it dosent work
{
sCommand = "set MediaFile time format hms";
mciSendString(s Command, null, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
}
public int TrackLength()
{
Open(pathPlay); // here I open file (with whole path)
which length should be checked
//SetTime();
sCommand = "status MediaFile length";
int i = 128;
System.Text.Str ingBuilder stringBuilder = new
System.Text.Str ingBuilder(i);
mciSendString(s Command, stringBuilder, i,
IntPtr.Zero);
return System.Convert. ToInt32(stringB uilder.ToString ());
}

The value is returned in ms. Any ideas?? Or maybe I should use
different function to check the length??
Here is the link which help me a lot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de..._status_mm.asp

KK