TMediaPlayer never working for AVI

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4 total messages Started by Sally Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:33

#13

Author: Sally
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:33

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I used to have Win98se and it worked, now I have WinXPsp2 and it never 
seems to work.

mediaplayer_controller->FileName = "test.avi";
mediaplayer_controller->Open();

gives "The MCI device you are using does not support the specified 
command"

I have tried setting DeviceType=dtAutoSelect and dtAVIVideo too.

MCIWndNew(m_hMCIWnd, "avivideo")
gives the exact same message in a popup message board.

I need some way to universally play a basic AVI file into a Window 
handle I specify, and make it compatible with everything starting from 
Win98se. What is my possible problem and is the "ActiveMovie" ActiveX 
control universal since Win98se?

BIG THANKS........Sally

Re: TMediaPlayer never working for AVI

#14

Author: HF
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:12

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Try this

#include <vfw.h>

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
   if (OpenDialog1->Execute()){
      MCIWndCreate(Panel1->Handle,0,MCIWNDF_SHOWMODE,OpenDialog1->FileName.c_str());
   }
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Re: TMediaPlayer never working for AVI

#15

Author: KL Chin
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 03:31

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Hi Sally,

Have u able to play the AVI on design-time?
Most likely the setting were wrong.

Regards
KL Chin

"Sally" <nospamforme@spamme.com> wrote in message 
news:43f6f70b$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>I used to have Win98se and it worked, now I have WinXPsp2 and it never 
>seems to work.
>
> mediaplayer_controller->FileName = "test.avi";
> mediaplayer_controller->Open();
>
> gives "The MCI device you are using does not support the specified 
> command"
>
> I have tried setting DeviceType=dtAutoSelect and dtAVIVideo too.
>
> MCIWndNew(m_hMCIWnd, "avivideo")
> gives the exact same message in a popup message board.
>
> I need some way to universally play a basic AVI file into a Window handle 
> I specify, and make it compatible with everything starting from Win98se. 
> What is my possible problem and is the "ActiveMovie" ActiveX control 
> universal since Win98se?
>
> BIG THANKS........Sally
>

Re: TMediaPlayer never working for AVI

#16

Author: Mark Jacobs
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:28

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"HF" <(min_charATyahooPUTADOTgr)(HellenicFire)> wrote in message 
news:43f70e26@newsgroups.borland.com...
| Try this
|
| #include <vfw.h>
|
| 
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
| {
|   if (OpenDialog1->Execute()){
| 
MCIWndCreate(Panel1->Handle,0,MCIWNDF_SHOWMODE,OpenDialog1->FileName.c_str());
|   }
| }
| 
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wow. That was short and sweet!
-- 
Mark Jacobs
DK Computing
http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk

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