Play avi

[joscollin]

How can I play an avi file with display in a dialog using win32 api?

[Marc G]

You should take a look at the DirectShow (IVideoWindow, IBasicVideo,...) API or take a look at the Windows multimedia api http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/multimed/htm/_win32_multimedia_functions.asp

Or have you browsed the articles on codeguru.com?
example:
http://codeguru.earthweb.com/controls/avidemo.shtml
http://codeguru.earthweb.com/samples/aviplayer.shtml
http://codeguru.earthweb.com/directx/DirectMediaCOMObjects.shtml