Accessing Windows' default media program rather than the TMediaPlayer

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2 total messages Started by Anthony Harlan Fri, 06 Sep 2002 05:48

#811

Author: Anthony Harlan
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 05:48

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I am trying to use whatever my user has set as their default media
device rather than running in the default window that the TMediaPlayer
provides.

When I try to use WinExec, it gets upset because my AVI files aren't
.EXE files.

When I try to use iexplore, it doesn't find the default windows
directory to run iexplore, and thus doesn't route the command.

Have you got any suggestions?  I have a fairly firm grasp on
programming, but am new to C++, and may need some translation, but any
help will be much appreciated.

Re: Accessing Windows' default media program rather than the TMediaPlayer

#815

Author: Anthony Harlan
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 04:05

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mxyzptlk@sluggy.net (Anthony Harlan) wrote in message news:<d0d7835d.0209052148.66af1425@posting.google.com>...
> I am trying to use whatever my user has set as their default media
> device rather than running in the default window that the TMediaPlayer
> provides.
> 
> When I try to use WinExec, it gets upset because my AVI files aren't
> .EXE files.
> 
> When I try to use iexplore, it doesn't find the default windows
> directory to run iexplore, and thus doesn't route the command.
> 
> Have you got any suggestions?  I have a fairly firm grasp on
> programming, but am new to C++, and may need some translation, but any
> help will be much appreciated.

My roommate figured it out.  The command is ChellExecute, and my code
(for example) is:

          ShellExecute(Handle, "Open", ".\\Media\\1.avi", NULL, NULL,
SW_SHOW);

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