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chuckv101
Contributor I
Dec 8, 2018 5:04 PM UTC

Development question; VB.NET to play .MP3 or else a Radio Station

Sonos to play an MP3 or Radio Station from VB.NET
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    chuckv101Author
    Contributor I
    Dec 8, 2018 5:05 PM UTC
    Can someone direct me to an API and a VB.NET example on how to play an .MP3 or to start the playing of a Sonos Radio Station?

    (BTW, this is VB.NET Client/Desktop application)
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    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    Dec 10, 2018 2:33 PM UTC
    This article looks to cover the basic using VB: https://www.codeproject.com/articles/458807/%2fArticles%2f458807%2fUPnP-code-for-Windows-8
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    chuckv101Author
    Contributor I
    Dec 29, 2018 7:04 PM UTC
    Thanks, but need a Windows 7 solution, not on Windows 8/10 yet...
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    chuckv101Author
    Contributor I
    Dec 29, 2018 7:09 PM UTC
    Even some API for purchase. Something that allows me to play an audio file (.wav, .mp3, etc.) over Sonos. Ideally, if something is already playing I would allow me to pause it, or stop it... then play the audio file, then un-phase or restore playing of the original (like a Radio Station - whatever is playing).

    Can’t image that someone hasn’t successfully done this already...
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    BCM
    BCM
    Dec 29, 2018 7:36 PM UTC
    I'd give that Win8 code a try. Probably not much difference between that and Win7, if any at all. It can always be tweaked if it doesn't work.
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    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    Dec 30, 2018 4:58 PM UTC
    Its the Resume afterwards that is the hard part. Sonos have added some clip support to the cloud API, not sure if it is available at the UPnP level.
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