How do you .....

how do you make an item on a menu become checked

so i can set this statement

if mnuoff (you enter the bit to make it checked) then
mciSendString "close background", 0, 0, 0
end if

cheers

Merlin ?

In the menu editor make sure that checked is checked for the menu in question. Then there is one simple statement.

mnuoff.checked = true

Make a mnu with the name of mnuClose and put the following code into it.

Code:

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Private Sub mnuClose_Click()

  If Not mnuClose.Checked = True Then
      mnuClose.Checked = True
      mciSendString "close background", 0, 0, 0
  Else
      mnuClose.Checked = False
  End If

End Sub

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i still have a little problem

i need to be able to uncheck and check the same menu item
so if it is unchecked it stops the music and if it is checked then it will play the music

Cheers

Merlin ?

Try this code. I just modified my other code a bit to fit your needs. This one should work.

Code:

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Private Sub mnuClose_Click()

  If Not mnuClose.Checked = True Then
      mnuClose.Checked = True
      mciSendString "open C:\Mymidi.mid type sequencer alias      background", 0, 0, 0
      mciSendString "play background", 0, 0, 0
  Else
      mnuClose.Checked = False
      mciSendString "close background", 0, 0, 0
  End If

End Sub

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[Edited by Megatron on 05-21-2000 at 10:04 AM]

thanks megatron it works the way it is ment to now

Merlin ?

By the way, if you already have your open statement in your Form's Initalize event you can just use play to play the music and pause to stop the music. Then when you want to End your program, use the close statement.

MEGATRON !!!

the midi plays but when it gets to the end it stops

how can i make the midi play all of the time until

the menu is unchecked

PLEASE HELP ME

Merlin ?