Tiny app to compress MP3 files and put the result into a WAV container

[Steve Hutchesson]

I am not sure why you are making comments in the source code only sub forum but with the source available and referring to ffmpeg, was there some point to the comment ?

This is the preferred site for Windows versions at https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ and get the full build one.

[Stuart McLachlan]

Note that this "tiny app" requires the presence of the 74.6.MB (as at current build) ffmpeg.exe command line tool, downloadable from https://ffbinaries.com/downloads

[Steve Hutchesson]

The resulting WAV file can be used with the API PlaySound().

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    #compile exe "m2w.exe"
    #compiler pbcc

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 FUNCTION PBmain as LONG

    cmd$ = command$

    If cmd$ = "" Then
      StdOut $CRLF+"Input file must be an MP3 file, either on command line OR drag and drop of MP3 file"
      StdOut "Press any key ...."
      ! jmp bye
    End If

    If lcase$(right$(cmd$,4)) <> ".mp3" Then
      StdOut "File to convert must be an MP3 file"
      StdOut "Press any key ...."
      ! jmp bye
    End if

    bare$ = left$(cmd$,-4)
    outp$ = bare$+".wav"

    shell "ffmpeg -i "+cmd$+" -loglevel 0 -codec:a libmp3lame -q:a 9 -hide_banner xxxx.mp3"
    shell "ffmpeg -y -i xxxx.mp3 -c copy -f wav -hide_banner "+outp$

    kill "xxxx.mp3"
    cls

    cln$ = "cmd /c dir "+bare$+".*"
    shell cln$

  bye:
    waitkey$

 End FUNCTION

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