Playing MP3's

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skidracer

this might help get you started,

[EDIT] modified to use an alias name to resolve big path names

' mci based windows media controller
' derived from <a href="http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article2053.asp" target="_blank">http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article2053.asp</a>

Extern "win32"

Function mciSendStringA(cmd$z,resultbuffer:Byte Ptr=Null,buffersize=0,hwndcallback=0)

End Extern

Local file$
Local cmd$
Local result

file="E:\music\Bloc Party\Silent Alarm\01 Like Eating Glass.mp3"

cmd="open ~q"+file+"~q alias mysound"

result=mciSendStringA(cmd)

Print "result="+result

cmd="play mysound from 0"

result=mciSendStringA(cmd)

Print "result="+result

Input "hit enter to end"
End