Project for Playing Audio and Video Files using Windows Media Player

Objective

1. Adding Windows Media Player Component
2. Playing Video files in Windows Media Player

Using the code

1. Create a New Windows Project in Visual Studio 2010.
2. Go to tool box and Right Click on the Empty Space and select Choose Items and then to go to Com Tab and select Windows Media Player and click OK (Check Screen 1)
3. Once we complete this step we will check get the Windows Media Player Control just drag and drop the control on the Windows Form.(Check Screen 2)
4. Now drag and drop the Windows Media Player control that we have got,one button and one Open File Dialog on the form.The UI Will be as Screen Number 3

// Code behind

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Browse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ofddialog.Filter = "(mp3,wav,mp4,mov,wmv,mpg)|*.mp3;*.wav;*.mp4;*.mov;*.wmv;*.mpg|all files|*.*";
            if(ofddialog.ShowDialog()==DialogResult.OK)

                // axWindowsMediaPlayer1 is the object of the Windows Media Player class that allows to get the path 
                // to play the file in windows media player component
                axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = ofddialog.FileName;
            label2.Text = ofddialog.FileName;
        }
        }
    }

Conclusion