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Q178456: SAMPLE: Volume.exe: Set Volume Control Levels Using Visual Basic

Article: Q178456
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbsound kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Volume.exe is a self-extracting compressed file that contains a sample project
demonstrating how to set the volume and microphone levels using Visual Basic.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Volume.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb50pro/file/1/WIN98/EN-US/Volume.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

After downloading and running the self-extracting file, the following files are
copied to the Volume Level Project directory on your hard drive:

 Form1.frm    - the main form in the project
 Module1.bas  - the module containing the function and type declarations.
 Project1.vbp - the project file
 Project1.vbw - the project workspace file
 Readme.txt   - you are currently reading this file.

To set these microphone and volume levels from Visual Basic, use the following
Windows API functions:

- GlobalAlloc - allocates the specified number of bytes from the heap.

- GlobalLock - locks a global memory object and returns a pointer to the first
  byte of the object's memory block. The memory block associated with a locked
  memory object cannot be moved or discarded.

- GlobalFree - frees the specified global memory object and invalidates its
  handle.

- mixerClose - closes the specified mixer device.

- mixerGetControlDetails - retrieves details about a single control associated
  with an audio line.

- mixerGetDevCaps - queries a specified mixer device to determine its
  capabilities.

- mixerGetID - retrieves the device identifier for a mixer device associated
  with a specified device handle.

- mixerGetLineControls - retrieves one or more controls associated with an
  audio line.

- mixerGetLineInfo - retrieves information about a specific line of a mixer
  device.

- mixerGetNumDevs - retrieves the number of mixer devices present in the
  system.

- mixerMessage - sends a custom mixer driver message directly to a mixer
  driver.

- mixerOpen - opens a specified mixer device and ensures that the device will
  not be removed until the application closes the handle.

- mixerSetControlDetails - sets properties of a single control associated with
  an audio line.

The next section shows how to create a sample project that uses these functions
to set the volume and microphone levels.

Create the Sample Project
-------------------------

1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by
  default.

2. Add two command buttons, two text boxes, and two labels to Form1.

3. Add a Module to the project by completing the following steps:

   - From the Project menu, click Add module. The Add Module dialog box
     appears.

   - From the New tab, choose Module and click OK. A new module is added to
     your project.

4. Copy the following code to the Code window of Module1:

        Option Explicit

        Public Const MMSYSERR_NOERROR = 0
        Public Const MAXPNAMELEN = 32
        Public Const MIXER_LONG_NAME_CHARS = 64
        Public Const MIXER_SHORT_NAME_CHARS = 16
        Public Const MIXER_GETLINEINFOF_COMPONENTTYPE = &H3&
        Public Const MIXER_GETCONTROLDETAILSF_VALUE = &H0&
        Public Const MIXER_GETLINECONTROLSF_ONEBYTYPE = &H2&
        Public Const MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_DST_FIRST = &H0&
        Public Const MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_FIRST = &H1000&

        Public Const MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_DST_SPEAKERS = _
                       (MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_DST_FIRST + 4)

        Public Const MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_MICROPHONE = _
                       (MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_FIRST + 3)

        Public Const MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_LINE = _
                       (MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_FIRST + 2)

        Public Const MIXERCONTROL_CT_CLASS_FADER = &H50000000
        Public Const MIXERCONTROL_CT_UNITS_UNSIGNED = &H30000

        Public Const MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLTYPE_FADER = _
                       (MIXERCONTROL_CT_CLASS_FADER Or _
                       MIXERCONTROL_CT_UNITS_UNSIGNED)

        Public Const MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLTYPE_VOLUME = _
                       (MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLTYPE_FADER + 1)

        Declare Function mixerClose Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       (ByVal hmx As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerGetControlDetails Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       Alias "mixerGetControlDetailsA" _
                       (ByVal hmxobj As Long, _
                       pmxcd As MIXERCONTROLDETAILS, _
                       ByVal fdwDetails As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerGetDevCaps Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       Alias "mixerGetDevCapsA" _
                       (ByVal uMxId As Long, _
                       ByVal pmxcaps As MIXERCAPS, _
                       ByVal cbmxcaps As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerGetID Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       (ByVal hmxobj As Long, _
                       pumxID As Long, _
                       ByVal fdwId As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerGetLineControls Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       Alias "mixerGetLineControlsA" _
                       (ByVal hmxobj As Long, _
                       pmxlc As MIXERLINECONTROLS, _
                       ByVal fdwControls As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerGetLineInfo Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       Alias "mixerGetLineInfoA" _
                       (ByVal hmxobj As Long, _
                       pmxl As MIXERLINE, _
                       ByVal fdwInfo As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerGetNumDevs Lib "winmm.dll" () As Long

        Declare Function mixerMessage Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       (ByVal hmx As Long, _
                       ByVal uMsg As Long, _
                       ByVal dwParam1 As Long, _
                       ByVal dwParam2 As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerOpen Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       (phmx As Long, _
                       ByVal uMxId As Long, _
                       ByVal dwCallback As Long, _
                       ByVal dwInstance As Long, _
                       ByVal fdwOpen As Long) As Long

        Declare Function mixerSetControlDetails Lib "winmm.dll" _
                       (ByVal hmxobj As Long, _
                       pmxcd As MIXERCONTROLDETAILS, _
                       ByVal fdwDetails As Long) As Long

        Declare Sub CopyStructFromPtr Lib "kernel32" _
                       Alias "RtlMoveMemory" _
                       (struct As Any, _
                       ByVal ptr As Long, _
                       ByVal cb As Long)

        Declare Sub CopyPtrFromStruct Lib "kernel32" _
                       Alias "RtlMoveMemory" _
                       (ByVal ptr As Long, _
                       struct As Any, _
                       ByVal cb As Long)

        Declare Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" _
                       (ByVal wFlags As Long, _
                       ByVal dwBytes As Long) As Long

        Declare Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" _
                       (ByVal hmem As Long) As Long

        Declare Function GlobalFree Lib "kernel32" _
                       (ByVal hmem As Long) As Long

        Type MIXERCAPS
           wMid As Integer                   '  manufacturer id
           wPid As Integer                   '  product id
           vDriverVersion As Long            '  version of the driver
           szPname As String * MAXPNAMELEN   '  product name
           fdwSupport As Long                '  misc. support bits
           cDestinations As Long             '  count of destinations
        End Type

        Type MIXERCONTROL
           cbStruct As Long           '  size in Byte of MIXERCONTROL
           dwControlID As Long        '  unique control id for mixer device
           dwControlType As Long      '  MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLTYPE_xxx
           fdwControl As Long         '  MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLF_xxx
           cMultipleItems As Long     '  if MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLF_MULTIPLE
                                      '  set
           szShortName As String * MIXER_SHORT_NAME_CHARS  ' short name of
                                                           ' control
           szName As String * MIXER_LONG_NAME_CHARS        ' long name of
                                                           ' control
           lMinimum As Long           '  Minimum value
           lMaximum As Long           '  Maximum value
           reserved(10) As Long       '  reserved structure space
           End Type

        Type MIXERCONTROLDETAILS
           cbStruct As Long       '  size in Byte of MIXERCONTROLDETAILS
           dwControlID As Long    '  control id to get/set details on
           cChannels As Long      '  number of channels in paDetails array
           item As Long           '  hwndOwner or cMultipleItems
           cbDetails As Long      '  size of _one_ details_XX struct
           paDetails As Long      '  pointer to array of details_XX structs
        End Type

        Type MIXERCONTROLDETAILS_UNSIGNED
           dwValue As Long        '  value of the control
        End Type

        Type MIXERLINE
           cbStruct As Long               '  size of MIXERLINE structure
           dwDestination As Long          '  zero based destination index
           dwSource As Long               '  zero based source index (if
                                          '  source)
           dwLineID As Long               '  unique line id for mixer device
           fdwLine As Long                '  state/information about line
           dwUser As Long                 '  driver specific information
           dwComponentType As Long        '  component type line connects to
           cChannels As Long              '  number of channels line supports
           cConnections As Long           '  number of connections (possible)
           cControls As Long              '  number of controls at this line
           szShortName As String * MIXER_SHORT_NAME_CHARS
           szName As String * MIXER_LONG_NAME_CHARS
           dwType As Long
           dwDeviceID As Long
           wMid  As Integer
           wPid As Integer
           vDriverVersion As Long
           szPname As String * MAXPNAMELEN
        End Type

        Type MIXERLINECONTROLS
           cbStruct As Long       '  size in Byte of MIXERLINECONTROLS
           dwLineID As Long       '  line id (from MIXERLINE.dwLineID)
                                  '  MIXER_GETLINECONTROLSF_ONEBYID or
           dwControl As Long      '  MIXER_GETLINECONTROLSF_ONEBYTYPE
           cControls As Long      '  count of controls pmxctrl points to
           cbmxctrl As Long       '  size in Byte of _one_ MIXERCONTROL
           pamxctrl As Long       '  pointer to first MIXERCONTROL array
        End Type

        Function GetVolumeControl(ByVal hmixer As Long, _
                                ByVal componentType As Long, _
                                ByVal ctrlType As Long, _
                                ByRef mxc As MIXERCONTROL) As Boolean

        ' This function attempts to obtain a mixer control.
        ' Returns True if successful.
           Dim mxlc As MIXERLINECONTROLS
           Dim mxl As MIXERLINE
           Dim hmem As Long
           Dim rc As Long

           mxl.cbStruct = Len(mxl)
           mxl.dwComponentType = componentType

           ' Obtain a line corresponding to the component type
           rc = mixerGetLineInfo(hmixer, _
                                 mxl, _
                                 MIXER_GETLINEINFOF_COMPONENTTYPE)

           If (MMSYSERR_NOERROR = rc) Then
               mxlc.cbStruct = Len(mxlc)
               mxlc.dwLineID = mxl.dwLineID
               mxlc.dwControl = ctrlType
               mxlc.cControls = 1
               mxlc.cbmxctrl = Len(mxc)

               ' Allocate a buffer for the control
               hmem = GlobalAlloc(&H40, Len(mxc))
               mxlc.pamxctrl = GlobalLock(hmem)
               mxc.cbStruct = Len(mxc)

               ' Get the control
               rc = mixerGetLineControls(hmixer, _
                                         mxlc, _
                                         MIXER_GETLINECONTROLSF_ONEBYTYPE)

               If (MMSYSERR_NOERROR = rc) Then
                   GetVolumeControl = True

                   ' Copy the control into the destination structure
                   CopyStructFromPtr mxc, mxlc.pamxctrl, Len(mxc)
               Else
                   GetVolumeControl = False
               End If
               GlobalFree (hmem)
               Exit Function
           End If

           GetVolumeControl = False
        End Function

        Function SetVolumeControl(ByVal hmixer As Long, _
                                mxc As MIXERCONTROL, _
                                ByVal volume As Long) As Boolean
        ' This function sets the value for a volume control.
        ' Returns True if successful

           Dim mxcd As MIXERCONTROLDETAILS
           Dim vol As MIXERCONTROLDETAILS_UNSIGNED

           mxcd.item = 0
           mxcd.dwControlID = mxc.dwControlID
           mxcd.cbStruct = Len(mxcd)
           mxcd.cbDetails = Len(vol)

           ' Allocate a buffer for the control value buffer
           hmem = GlobalAlloc(&H40, Len(vol))
           mxcd.paDetails = GlobalLock(hmem)
           mxcd.cChannels = 1
           vol.dwValue = volume

           ' Copy the data into the control value buffer
           CopyPtrFromStruct mxcd.paDetails, vol, Len(vol)

           ' Set the control value
           rc = mixerSetControlDetails(hmixer, _
                                      mxcd, _
                                      MIXER_SETCONTROLDETAILSF_VALUE)

           GlobalFree (hmem)
           If (MMSYSERR_NOERROR = rc) Then
               SetVolumeControl = True
           Else
               SetVolumeControl = False
           End If
        End Function

5. Copy the following code to the Code window of Form1:

        Option Explicit

        Dim hmixer As Long          ' mixer handle
        Dim volCtrl As MIXERCONTROL ' waveout volume control
        Dim micCtrl As MIXERCONTROL ' microphone volume control
        Dim rc As Long              ' return code
        Dim ok As Boolean           ' boolean return code

        Private Sub Form_Load()
        ' Open the mixer with deviceID 0.
           rc = mixerOpen(hmixer, 0, 0, 0, 0)
           If ((MMSYSERR_NOERROR <> rc)) Then
               MsgBox "Couldn't open the mixer."
               Exit Sub
               End If

           ' Get the waveout volume control
           ok = GetVolumeControl(hmixer, _
                                MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_DST_SPEAKERS, _
                                MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLTYPE_VOLUME, _
                                volCtrl)
           If (ok = True) Then
               ' If the function successfully gets the volume control,
               ' the maximum and minimum values are specified by
               ' lMaximum and lMinimum
               Label1.Caption = volCtrl.lMinimum _
                                & " to " _
                                & volCtrl.lMaximum
               End If

           ' Get the microphone volume control
           ok = GetVolumeControl(hmixer, _
                                MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_MICROPHONE, _
                                MIXERCONTROL_CONTROLTYPE_VOLUME, _
                                micCtrl)
           If (ok = True) Then
               Label2.Caption = micCtrl.lMinimum _
                                & " to " _
                                & micCtrl.lMaximum
               End If
        End Sub

        Private Sub Command1_Click()
           vol = CLng(Text1.Text)
           SetVolumeControl hmixer, volCtrl, vol
        End Sub

        Private Sub Command2_Click()
           vol = CLng(Text2.Text)
           SetVolumeControl hmixer, micCtrl, vol
        End Sub

6. On the Run menu, click Start or press the F5 key to start the program.
  Minimize the Visual Basic IDE so all that appears on your display is Form1.
  Maximize the Volume Level program in the Task bar. Arrange Form1 and the
  Volume Level program so both programs are visible.

7. Enter a value between the minimum and maximum values shown in one or both
  text boxes and click one of the command buttons in Form1. Note that the
  corresponding slider in the Volume Level program is adjusted to your
  specified level.

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1997, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Arsenio Locsin, Microsoft Corporation


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