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MS WINDOWS

MEDIA PLAYER

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Commandone for Play button

Command Two for Stop buttonCommand three for PauseCommand four foropen.

Press ctrl+t for componentsSelect Wi

ndow M

edia

Player

Select Common Dialog 1 button

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_MediaPlayer1.Play

End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()

MediaPlayer1.Stop

End Sub

Private Sub Command3_Click()

MediaPlayer1.Pause

End Sub

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CommonDialog1.ShowOpe

nMediaPlayer1.Open

CommonDialog1.FileNameEnd sub

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Command2.Top = Form1.Height -1000

Command3.Top = Form1.Height -1000

Command4.Top = Form1.Height -1000

End Sub

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End Sub

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Animation using timer

To make it move automatically, you need touse a timer. The first step in creating

automatic animation is to drag the timer fromthe toolbox into the form and set its intervalto a certain value other than 0. A value of 1 is1 milliseconds which means a value of 1000

represents 1 second. The value of the timerinterval will determine the speed on ananimation.

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Use a very simple technique to

show animation by using theproperties Visible=False andVisible=true to show and hidetwo images alternately. Whenyou click on the program, you

should see the followinganimation.

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Put first image onsecond image1 visible true2 visible false

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Animation using timer

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()

If Image1.Visible = True Then

Image1.Visible = FalseImage2.Visible = True

Else If Image2.Visible = TrueThen

Image2.Visible = FalseImage1.Visible = True

End If

End Sub

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Animation using timerYou need to insert a group of

eight images of a butterfly

flapping its wings at differentstages. Next, insert a timer into

the form and set the interval to 10or any value you like. Remember

to make image1 visible whileother images invisible at start-up.

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Animation using timerFinally, insert a command button,rename its caption as Animate

and key in the followingstatements by double clicking onthis button. Bear in mind that youshould enter the statements for

hiding and showing the imagesunder the timer1_timer subroutine

otherwise the animation wouldwork.

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Animation using timer

Clicking on the animate buttonmake timer start ticking andthe event will run after everyinterval of 10 milliseconds or

whatever interval you have setat design time

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The codes Private Sub Form_Load()

Image1.Visible = True

x = 0End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Timer1.Enabled = TrueEnd Sub

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The codes Private Sub Timer1_Timer()

If Image1.Visible = True Then

Image1.Visible = FalseImage2.Visible = True

Else If Image2.Visible = True Then

Image2.Visible = FalseImage3.Visible = True

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The Codes Else If Image3.Visible = True Then

Image3.Visible = False

Image4.Visible = TrueElse If Image4.Visible = True ThenImage4.Visible = FalseImage5.Visible = TrueElse If Image5.Visible = True Then

Image5.Visible = FalseImage6.Visible = TrueElse If Image6.Visible = True ThenImage6.Visible = False

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The Codes Image7.Visible = True

Else If Image7.Visible = True Then

Image7.Visible = FalseImage8.Visible = TrueElse If Image8.Visible = True ThenImage8.Visible = False

Image1.Visible = TrueEnd IfEnd Sub