MCI Record/SaveFileDialog HELP!

i have a program that records audio using MCI, it works great, except i erase the previous made file every time i record a new one, because i didnt use a "SaveFileDialog".

Code:

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Dim i As Long
    Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias _
    "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal _
    lpstrReturnString As String, ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal _
    hwndCallback As Long) As Long





    Private Sub Record_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Record.Click

        ' record from microphone

        i = mciSendString("open new type waveaudio alias RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0)
        i = mciSendString("record RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0) 'record


    End Sub


    Private Sub Save_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Save.Click
        ' stop  and save
       
        i = mciSendString("Stop RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0) 'stop record

        i = mciSendString("save RecWavFile test.wav", 0&, 0, 0) 'save

        i = mciSendString("close RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0)
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        My.Computer.Audio.Play("test.wav")
    End Sub

    Private Sub GroupBox1_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GroupBox1.Enter

    End Sub

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so i figure i could just replace all the "test.wav"'s with SaveFileDialog.filename

Code:

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Dim i As Long
    Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias _
    "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal _
    lpstrReturnString As String, ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal _
    hwndCallback As Long) As Long





    Private Sub Record_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Record.Click

        ' record from microphone

        i = mciSendString("open new type waveaudio alias RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0)
        i = mciSendString("record RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0) 'record


    End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

' stop and save

SaveFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\"

SaveFileDialog1.DefaultExt = ".wav"

SaveFileDialog1.Filter = "Wave Files|*.wav"

SaveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1

If SaveFileDialog1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then

Dim Filetosave As String = "save recsound " & SaveFileDialog1.FileName

mciSendString(Filetosave, "", 0, 0)

Else

MsgBox("You no Save!!!")

End If

mciSendString("close recsound", "", 0, 0)

End Sub
Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        My.Computer.Audio.Play("test.wav")
    End Sub

    Private Sub GroupBox1_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GroupBox1.Enter

    End Sub

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any help to what i am doing wrong would be great!:confused:

I havent used that API, but shouldnt you have;

Dim Filetosave As String = "save RecWavFile " & SaveFileDialog1.FileName

and

mciSendString("close RecWavFile", "", 0, 0)

oh yes, sorry, i typed in my code wrong, in the program i DOES have the correct Variable, but i didnt copy and paste my code.

Code:

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    Dim i As Long
    Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias _
    "mciSendStringA" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal _
    lpstrReturnString As String, ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal _
    hwndCallback As Long) As Long





    Private Sub Record_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Record.Click

        ' record from microphone

        i = mciSendString("open new type waveaudio alias RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0)
        i = mciSendString("record RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0) 'record


    End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

' stop and save

SaveFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\"

SaveFileDialog1.DefaultExt = ".wav"

SaveFileDialog1.Filter = "Wave Files|*.wav"

SaveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1

If SaveFileDialog1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then

Dim Filetosave As String = "save RecWavFile " & SaveFileDialog1.FileName

mciSendString(Filetosave, "", 0, 0)

Else

MsgBox("You no Save!!!")

End If

mciSendString("close RecWavSound", "", 0, 0)

End Sub
Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        My.Computer.Audio.Play("test.wav")
    End Sub

    Private Sub GroupBox1_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GroupBox1.Enter

    End Sub

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Try putting the filename in quotes;

Dim Filetosave As String = "save RecWavFile " & """" & SaveFileDialog1.FileName & """"

Also, where in you code do you "stop"?

oh, wow, i feel VERY stupid. i have going through alot of trouble over me forgeting to STOP THE RECORDING! all i did was added

Code:

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i = mciSendString("Stop RecWavFile", 0&, 0, 0) 'stop record

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rite before the save file dialog, and it did the trick. thank you!