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Returning information on an MP3 file



Returning information on an MP3 file

The following function reads summary information stored in an MP3 file:

Option Explicit

Public Type MP3Info
    Tag As String * 3
    Songname As String * 30
    Artist As String * 30
    Album As String * 30
    Year As String * 4
    Comment As String * 30
    Genre As String * 1
End Type


'Purpose     :  Returns a type containing information about an MP3 file
'Inputs      :  sFileName           The path and file name of the MP3
'Outputs     :  Returns a type containing information about an MP3 file


Function MP3GetInfo(sFileName As String) As MP3Info
    Dim sTemp As String, iFreeFile As Integer
    
    On Error GoTo ErrFailed
    iFreeFile = FreeFile
    Open sFileName For Binary As iFreeFile
    
    With MP3GetInfo
        Get #1, FileLen(sFileName) - 127, .Tag
        If Not .Tag = "TAG" Then
            Debug.Print "No tag for " & sFileName
        Else
            Get #1, , .Songname
            Get #1, , .Artist
            Get #1, , .Album
            Get #1, , .Year
            Get #1, , .Comment
            Get #1, , .Genre
        End If
    End With
    Close iFreeFile
    
    Exit Function
    
ErrFailed:
    Debug.Print "Error in MP3GetInfo: " & Err.Description
    Close iFreeFile
End Function