Embedding a device in an application?

[Anil Gupte]

I followed a tutorial to learn about controlling video files (my area of
interest) using VB. The primary command for this is the mciSendString
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...endstring.asp).

Everything is working great except for one important feature. The
mciSendString opens video in a new window independent of my application. Is
there any way to embed it into the app? Ideally I would like to embed
multiple video windows in some kind of MDI. I went through my books and
they only talk about embedding controls, whereas (as I understand it) the
mciSendString is opening a device.

Please remember I am a newbie at programming, but familiar enough with VB
from VB 6 (and I am now using VB.NET 2003).

Thanx in advance,
--
Anil Gupte
www.keeninc.net
www.icinema.com

[wingphil]

I've never tried it but how about
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...n32_window.asp

You could have a panel in a winforms application and pass the hwnd of
the panel to the device using this command.

Phil

Anil Gupte wrote:

I followed a tutorial to learn about controlling video files (my area of
interest) using VB. The primary command for this is the mciSendString
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...endstring.asp).

Everything is working great except for one important feature. The
mciSendString opens video in a new window independent of my application. Is
there any way to embed it into the app? Ideally I would like to embed
multiple video windows in some kind of MDI. I went through my books and
they only talk about embedding controls, whereas (as I understand it) the
mciSendString is opening a device.

Please remember I am a newbie at programming, but familiar enough with VB
from VB 6 (and I am now using VB.NET 2003).

Thanx in advance,
--
Anil Gupte
www.keeninc.net
www.icinema.com

[Anil Gupte]

Thanx, I tried that but I could not get it to work. Anyway, I found a
different way of doing it, using the Handle of the window in the open
command of mcisendstring. So, closee to what you suggested. Thanx again.

--
Anil Gupte
www.keeninc.net
www.icinema.com

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I've never tried it but how about
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...n32_window.asp

You could have a panel in a winforms application and pass the hwnd of
the panel to the device using this command.

Phil

Anil Gupte wrote:

>I followed a tutorial to learn about controlling video files (my area of
interest) using VB. The primary command for this is the mciSendString
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...endstring.asp).

Everything is working great except for one important feature. The
mciSendString opens video in a new window independent of my application.
Is
there any way to embed it into the app? Ideally I would like to embed
multiple video windows in some kind of MDI. I went through my books and
they only talk about embedding controls, whereas (as I understand it) the
mciSendString is opening a device.

Please remember I am a newbie at programming, but familiar enough with VB
from VB 6 (and I am now using VB.NET 2003).

Thanx in advance,
--
Anil Gupte
www.keeninc.net
www.icinema.com