Spy++ and iTunes

[AMSGWP]

I just wanted to see if anyone would help me with this. I'm trying to get the name of the current playing song but am having much difficulty. Can anyone help me figure this out?

[Wokawidget]

Name of what current tune?

Woka

[AMSGWP]

you know itunes? the program developed by apple?

the song that is currently playing. If you dont have the music software it is a free download at apple.com

[PaPPy]

any solution on this?

[Sir Loin]

I don't have iTunes.

The most I can tell you is open Spy++ and look at the iTunes classnames and see if you see a song you're listening to in quotation marks. If you DO then use FindWindowEx and SendMessage to get the window's text.

-Sir Loin

[frigginjerk]

download the itunes com sdk, which will provide you with a help file for this type of stuff.

    Dim oTunes As iTunesLib.iTunesApp
    Dim oTrack As iTunesLib.IITTrack
    
    
    Set oTunes = New iTunesLib.iTunesApp
    
    Set oTrack = oTunes.CurrentTrack
    MsgBox oTrack.Name
    
    Set oTrack = Nothing
    Set oTunes = Nothing

[PaPPy]

http://developer.apple.com/sdk/itunescomsdk.html

i also download a plugin that puts the current playing song in a text file
and then opened that file in my program but ill look at the sdk

[JensPeder]

BUMP

Anyone figured out how to get the track title AND artist? The above example only outputs the tracktitle without the artist...

[PaPPy]

i use the plugin called amip

[JensPeder]

Thanks man, but I figured it out. I took the time to REALLY read the SDK, turns out this is quite easy:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim iTunesApp As New iTunesApp
 
MsgBox (iTunesApp.CurrentTrack.Artist & " - " & iTunesApp.CurrentTrack.Name)
 
set iTunesApp = nothing
End Sub

edit, forgot a "= nothing"!

[PaPPy]

i am trying to use this in vb but i cant figure out how to reference the sdk or anything a little help plz

[Wokawidget]

Project---> references

Then select it from the list.

woka

[PaPPy]

ty i relized that after the post and couldnt delete it fast enough ty any ways