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> Back when I did multimedia programming in vb6, I had used the
> 'mciSendCommand' to get information about the current cd tracks, their
> number, their lengths and the likes.
> Now switching to .net, I'd like to get the same using the framework, but I
> can't figure out such a way.
> Am I wrong or I do have to resort to using the same good old APIs I've used
> before?
Forget about it. The arbitrary pauses caused by the garbage collector
will wreck a multimedia application written in VB.NOT! Microsoft wants
to reserve the multimedia market exclusively for Windows Media Player.
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because my cats have apparently learned to type. take me away, ha ha!
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