reload shockwave component?

Is there a way to reload the shockwave component?

I have a shockwave component on my form and a button. When I click the button it opens a filedialog which lets me find the flv file to play. In the same click action I write an xml file with the flv name and the shockwave plays the movie.

If I click on the button again while the movie is playing and select another flv, the xml file is updated but the shockwave component won't play the new selection. I have to close the application and restart inorder for the application to play the new selection.

how can I correct this?

VB Code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
 
        Dim sReplaceChar As String
        sReplaceChar = ""
 
        ' Displays an OpenFileDialog so the user can select a Cursor.
        Dim openFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog
        openFileDialog1.Filter = "Flash Video Files|*.flv"
        openFileDialog1.Title = "Select a FLV File"
 
        If openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
            Dim sr As New System.IO.StreamReader(openFileDialog1.FileName)
            'MessageBox.Show(sr.ReadToEnd)
            sr.Close()
        End If
 
 
        ' Create a new file in C:\\ dir
        Dim textWriter As XmlTextWriter = New XmlTextWriter(Application.StartupPath & "\flv.xml", Nothing)
 
        ' Opens the document
        textWriter.WriteStartDocument()
 
        ' Write comments
        'textWriter.WriteComment("First Comment XmlTextWriter SampleExample(")
        'textWriter.WriteComment("myXmlFile.xml in root dir")
 
 
        ' Write first element
        textWriter.WriteStartElement("Videos")
 
        ' Write next element
        textWriter.WriteStartElement("video", "")
        'textWriter.WriteString("Student")
 
        'find and replace \ with / for flash
        sReplaceChar = (openFileDialog1.FileName)
        sReplaceChar = Replace(sReplaceChar, "\", "/")
 
        textWriter.WriteString(sReplaceChar)
        textWriter.WriteEndElement()
 
 
        ' Ends the document.
        textWriter.WriteEndDocument()
        ' close writer
        textWriter.Close()
 
        'showckwave movie
        'AxShockwaveFlash1.Movie(App.Path & "\XML_FLV_player.swf")
 
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Movie = Application.StartupPath & "\XML_FLV_player.swf"
 
    End Sub

I made some progress but not 100% effective. I added the following line of code which effectively loads a new movie but doesn't remove the current movie thats playing.

I tried AxShockwaveFlash1.stop, refresh, stopPlay, I have set the layer to 0 and they do not have any effect.

Any ideas?

VB Code:

'showckwave(movie)
        AxShockwaveFlash1.LoadMovie(1, Application.StartupPath & "\XML_FLV_player.swf")
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Movie = Application.StartupPath & "\XML_FLV_player.swf"

Hi,

VB Code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Show()
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Movie = Application.StartupPath & "\MyFile.swf"
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Play()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Hide()
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Rewind()
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Stop()
    End Sub

I have a question:
Why I can't make a add references to:
"AxShockwaveFlash" in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition

I found the answer at the next link:
http://blogs.vbcity.com/drydo/archiv...2/07/5731.aspx

The code you posted does not work. I have ttried several times but with no luck.

Hi,

It's working in my computer OK !!!

VB Code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Show()
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Movie = Application.StartupPath & "\MyFile.swf"
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Play()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Hide()
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Rewind()
        AxShockwaveFlash1.Stop()
    End Sub

Ah... well remember I am loading in a XML file that contains a different FLV, or flash video file that my XML_FLV_player.swf plays. For some reason the shockwave component or the actual swf is not reaccquiring the XML after it has changed.

I was thinking though that I might need two seperate shockwave components on my form, when I make a new selection that new selection would play in the second shockwave, if I make another selection that selection would play in the first shockwave component, thus alternating back and forth.

I dont know how to code that myself.