How to play a video file with Ax control

Question

 

I have an AVI video file. I am developing a windows form application and added an Ax realplayer control to it.How can I include the AVI video file in my application, so that the user can play it with the Ax realplayer control.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi mishsad,

 

You can add the AVI video file to Project Resources:

Project menu -> Properties -> Resources tab -> Add Resource -> Add Exsiting file

 

When you add an existing file to Resources in Project Properties window, a Resources folder containing the added file will created under project directory.

Code Block

Public Class Form1

 

    Dim ResourceFilePathPrefix As String

 

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        ' Determine Resource folder path based on Debugging mode or Published mode

        If System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached() Then

            'Debugging

            ResourceFilePathPrefix = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(Application.StartupPath & "\..\..\resources")

        Else

            'Published

            ResourceFilePathPrefix = Application.StartupPath & "\resources"

        End If

 

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        ' Presume you have added clock.avi file to Resources

        ' Presume you use COM component: RealPlayer ActiveX Control Library

        AxRealAudio1.Source = ResourceFilePathPrefix & "\clock.avi") 

        AxRealAudio1.AutoStart = True

    End Sub

 

End Class

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Regards,

Martin