Calling Windows COM or equivalent functions to get information from Windows Media Player (Windows 8.1)

[Frank Blechschmidt]

Hello,

is there an example how to get information from the Windows Media Player, e.g. current track infos.

I found this https://github.com/mattn/go-ole but I can't get it work with MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer.1 or WMPlayer.OCX.7

Is there a way or example how to use ActiveX/COM with Go?

Is it possible to call/use IWMPPlayer/IWMPCore/IWMPMedia? 

http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?334854-CWMPMedia-amp-IWMPMedia

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd563397(v=vs.85).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd564580(v=vs.85).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd564264(v=vs.85).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd563227(v=vs.85).aspx

Or the WMPLib/wmp.dll? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd562692(v=vs.85).aspx

There are some code examples in other languages, but I don't know how to translate them. e.g.:

https://code.google.com/p/onlylyric/source/browse/trunk/components-src/winPlayer.cpp?r=12

https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter/blob/master/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWMP.cpp

Currently I'm testing https://github.com/lxn/win for media key press simulation, but it would be great to get some information from WMP :)

Best regards

Frank

[brainman]

On Thursday, 24 October 2013 12:00:39 UTC+11, Frank Blechschmidt wrote:

> ... I found this https://github.com/mattn/go-ole but I can't get it work with MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer.1 or WMPlayer.OCX.7

What is the problem? Have you tried talking to mattn about it?

> ... Is there a way or example how to use ActiveX/COM with Go?

https://github.com/mattn/go-ole and https://github.com/lxn/win but you already know these. Also there was a recent thread about COM https://groups.google.com/d/topic/golang-nuts/ZBUzz_VuGcU/discussion

> There are some code examples in other languages, but I don't know how to translate them. e.g.: ...

It looks like these use COM. I have never used COM myself, so I don't know enough about it. But, if you can start with a small program, perhaps some gophers can help you, if you get stuck.

Alex

[Lubos Pintes]

Hi,
I know nothing about WMP, but for com stuff, I am using
code.google.com/p/com-and-go
It worked well for me.

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