Wave sounds in vb programs

[bcx7]

how can i play a wav sound in a vb program.

i am using media player control but that only for win 98.

plus if i put the sound in the same directory as the program (after it's compiled to exe) it can't find them. i didn't sepecify a path to look in. i just wrote the sound name.

i've tried sound recorder control but it didn't work. (some error)

is there a another way to play wave sounds that is compatible with windows 95.

thank you

Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "sndPlaySoundA" (ByVal lpszSoundName As String, ByVal uFlags As Long) As Long 
Public Const SND_ASYNC = &H1 
Public Const SND_NODEFAULT = &H2 

Put the above code in the General Declarations of a module. Then, to play a file, use: 

Call sndPlaySound("C:\MyFile.wav", SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT) 

To stop all wave sounds currently playing, use: 

Call sndPlaySound(vbNullString, SND_NODEFAULT)

[bcx7]

Thank you very much

but will it work if you don't specify a path. (in other words, will it look for the sound in the same directory as the program is, if i don't put a path for it?)

If it is in your directory:

Call sndPlaySound(App.path & "\MyFile.wav", SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT)

If it is a different directory:

Call sndPlaySound("C:\Windows\MyFile.wav", SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT)

And if the file is not found, I makes the standard Beep sound.