MIDI Messages

In my application ( made under VB6) I use mcisendstring API for playng a midi file, but I need to send noteON and NoteOFF messages while file is playng. I've tried using midioutopen, midioutclose and midioutmessage API but they work well alone, not wile I'm playng a file. Any suggestion? I'm desperate!

Open up a different device, if there are any. However, since you can't rely on the user having more than one, you're going to have to load the file and play it yourself :eek: