How to: Play a Sound Embedded in a Resource from a Windows Form
You can use the SoundPlayer class to play a sound from an embedded resource.
Example
Private Sub playSoundFromResource(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
Dim s As System.IO.Stream = a.GetManifestResourceStream("<AssemblyName>.chimes.wav")
Dim player As SoundPlayer = New SoundPlayer(s)
player.Play()
End Sub
private void playSoundFromResource(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
System.Reflection.Assembly a = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
System.IO.Stream s = a.GetManifestResourceStream("<AssemblyName>.chimes.wav");
SoundPlayer player = new SoundPlayer(s);
player.Play();
}
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
Importing the System.Media namespace.
Including the sound file as an embedded resource in your project.
Replacing "<AssemblyName>" with the name of the assembly in which the sound file is embedded. Do not include the ".dll" suffix.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Play a Sound from a Windows Form
How to: Loop a Sound Playing on a Windows Form