Thread: Playing wma files

How to play wma files?

Well, Windows Media Player is pretty good at playing it's own format

Google OpenAL, FMOD and DirectSound.

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#  pragma comment(lib, "Winmm.lib")
#endif

/*
 * Plays an MP3 or WMA file.
 */
BOOL PlaySong(LPCTSTR szFile)
{
	TCHAR szCommandString[1000];

	wsprintf(szCommandString, TEXT("open \"%s\" type mpegvideo alias MediaFile"), szFile);

	/* By default mci functions will return immediately and the task will be carried out
	 * asynchronously. To have the function wait, place the word "wait" at the end of the
	 * command string. ie. "play MediaFile wait" */	 
	if (ERROR_SUCCESS == mciSendString(szCommandString, NULL, 0, NULL) &&
	    ERROR_SUCCESS == mciSendString(TEXT("play MediaFile"), NULL, 0, NULL))
	{
		return TRUE;
	}

	return FALSE;
}

int main(void)
{
	if (!PlaySong(TEXT("C:\\Path To\\Your Song.wma")))
	{
		printf("Failed to play song!");
	}

	getchar();
	return 0;
}

To play it in Windows Media Player, you could use system or ShellExecute.

Ok, thanks!