Playing MIDI-files
1999-08-13 Sound 0 582
Soundfiles in MIDI-format are often long, so it might be necessary to stop playing the sound (e.g. when the macro is finished). Here is an example:
Private Declare Function mciExecute Lib "winmm.dll" (ByVal lpstrCommand As String) As Long
Sub PlayMidiFile(MidiFileName As String, Play As Boolean)
If Dir(MidiFileName) = "" Then Exit Sub ' no file to play
If Play Then
mciExecute "play " & MidiFileName ' start playing
Else
mciExecute "stop " & MidiFileName ' stop playing
End If
End Sub
Sub TestPlayMidiFile()
PlayMidiFile "c:\foldername\soundfilename.mid", True
MsgBox "Click OK when the MIDI file starts playing..."
MsgBox "Click OK to stop playing the MIDI file..."
PlayMidiFile "c:\foldername\soundfilename.mid", False
End Sub