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I have a requirement to be able to control the VLC from an external application in a Windows environment. Right now, I am using VB as a proof of concept. I can start VLC and pass the MRL on the command line to begin playback, but I also need to be able to stop playback, change the MRL and start the playback again. I thought I could use the Win32 API and the SendMessage function to accomplish this. Can anyone make a recommendation on the best way to go about doing this? Any advice or direction on how to proceed is appreciated.

I think you should try using the telnet interface. That way any app can connect to your vlc and tell it what to do. Look in the doc for info on how to use this interface.

Good luck

or the http interface, or the rc interface in upcomming 0.8.0