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From: Bee on 22 Apr 2010 10:06
Never fear, the slider is here.
The user adjusts the volume through my app.
My code interfaces the Windows control to hopefully make my app a one stop
shop to do what is needed for using my app.
Unfortunately so far, I have to open the Windows Recording control since I
cannot seem to provide the user with access in my app.
I other cases, I cannot access the Master Volume either so I guess I will
have to add opening that Windows control also so the user can adjust that way.

"Mike Williams" wrote:

> "Bee" <Bee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6864CFC2-312A-4A08-9AD7-339EA6E14367(a)microsoft.com...
>
> > Yes, I have seen that for the output device on Vista and my
> > app does control that slider and Vista shows my app's name
> > as the caption.
>
> Well I hope you are doing so ONLY after your code has specifically asked the
> user for permission to do so and after it has received his permission, and
> after making it clear to him that the adjustment will be system wide. Apps
> that alter the system volume of their own accord really get up my nose! They
> should be illegal! Tell me you're not doing that . . .
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> .
>
From: Bee on 22 Apr 2010 10:08
Thanks Norm. I will study this code.

"Norm Cook" wrote:

>
> "Bee" <Bee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2FD8ECA6-5BB5-47D1-9521-1724E14EE617(a)microsoft.com...
> >I have tried to control the microphone level on my laptop through code.
> > It reports back as unavailable even thoug the Recording Control show it as
> > adjustable.
> > On a friends laptop, my same code does have access to the control.
> >
> > On my laptop, when I initially try to work with the mic the master volume
> > gets set to zero.
> > Is this a Windows XP feature?
> > So I save the master Vol setting then try the mic then restore the Master.
> >
> > So far I have not been able to control the mic from the VB6 app on my
> > laptop.
> > Is there a secret or does it depend on the drivers supplied by the laptop
> > mfr?
> >
> > Anyway, the bottom line questions is, how do I open the Windows Recording
> > Control so the user can have quick accsess to that functionality if I
> > cannot
> > provide it directly in my app.
> > Need this also to work on Vista and Win7.
> >
> > Manually it is many steps to get to the Recording Control.
> > I know people that do not even know there is such a Windows control.
>
> Not a Vista user, but this works for XP SP3
> http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=66975&lngWId=1
>
>
> .
>
From: Dee Earley on 23 Apr 2010 10:55
On 22/04/2010 15:06, Bee wrote:
> Never fear, the slider is here.
> The user adjusts the volume through my app.
> My code interfaces the Windows control to hopefully make my app a one stop
> shop to do what is needed for using my app.
> Unfortunately so far, I have to open the Windows Recording control since I
> cannot seem to provide the user with access in my app.
> I other cases, I cannot access the Master Volume either so I guess I will
> have to add opening that Windows control also so the user can adjust that way.

You may want to look at the "new" vista/7 based audio system as it does
allow you to do all of this.
The old APIs are maintained for compatibility and map to the new ones.

--
Dee Earley (dee.earley(a)icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

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