vbAccelerator New and Updated PublicationsThe latest articles and updates published at vbAccelerator.com: free source code and controls for VB, C# and VB.NET.New: WaveStreamReader and WaveStreamWriter- June 27, 2004 This article describes two classes which provide Stream wrappers around the Windows Multimedia API to work with .WAV files in .NET. These classes allow you to read and write .WAV files directly from managed code. Both C and VB versions of the code are provided.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Media/Audio/WaveStream/article.asp Updated: Writing Audio CDs- June 27, 2004 This sample demonstrates how to burn audio CDs using the .NET IMAPI Wrapper from WAV files. Sample code is provided in both VB and C.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Libraries/Writing_CDs/Writing_Audio_CDs/article.asp New: Writing Data CDs- June 27, 2004 This article demonstrates how to use the IMAPI wrapper to burn data CDs (also known as "Joliet" format CDs). Sample code is provided in both C and VB.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Libraries/Writing_CDs/Writing_Data_CDs/article.asp New: Image Mastering API (IMAPI) Wrapper for .NET- June 27, 2004 IMAPI is provided with Windows XP and above to provide full control over the creation of audio and data discs. This sample provides a wrapper around the API allowing it to be used from .NET; both VB and C client code is provided.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Libraries/Writing_CDs/IMAPI/article.asp New: STARBRIGHT World- June 13, 2004 STARBRIGHT World is a private online community for children living with serious illness. In STARBRIGHT World, children can instant message, chat, video conference, browse topical web content, post to message boards and more, all within a private community only they can access. The current version of the system has been running since mid-January, and has been a great success.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/The_Site/vbAccelerator_Users/STARBRIGHT_World/article.asp New: Using WinAmp In Plugins From VB- June 12, 2004 Winamp is one of the better music player applications out there, and one of the neat features is its extensive support for plugins, most of which are developed and made available independently from Winamp. This article provides a small DLL and source which allows you to use these plugins to play and convert audio files relatively easily from VB. It has been tested with the MP3, MP4AAC, APE (Monkey's Audio) and Ogg Vorbis plugins; it should work fine with the other plugins for more esoteric...http://vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/vbMedia/Audio/Using_WinAmp_Plugins/article.asp New: Image Mastering API (IMAPI) Library for VB- June 12, 2004 IMAPI is provided with Windows XP and above to provide full control over the creation of audio and data discs. This sample provides a wrapper around the API allowing it to be used from VB.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Libraries/Writing_CDs/IMAPI/article.asp New: Creating New Desktops and Running Applications- June 12, 2004 All varieties of Windows NT since 3.51 include the ability to create and run multiple desktops. Normally, this feature isn't used, and all applications run within the "Default" desktop. However, if you want to create a kiosk-style application which has a full-screen interface, and prevents Ctrl+Alt+Del or any of the other standard Windows options from being accessed, then this technique is the way to do it.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Libraries/Windows/Creating_New_Desktops/article.asp New: Writing Audio CDs- June 12, 2004 "Perhaps they were expecting someone to write an audio recorder in Visual Basic" Paul DiLascia writes, somewhat sarcastically, in the April 2004 issue of MSDN Magazine on the subject of the Image Mastering API. Whether they were expecting it or not, here it is: a VB application which creates audio CDs.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Libraries/Writing_CDs/Writing_Audio_CDs/article.asp New: Simple Data CD Creation Using ICDBurn- June 12, 2004 Windows XP and above include built-in support for burning CDs. This sample demonstrates how to use the simple ICDBurn API included in the shell to create data CDs from within a Visual Basic application.http://vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Libraries/Writing_CDs/Simple_CD_Burn/article.asp |