by Kevin Roth (2 Submissions)
Category: Sound/MP3
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Beginner
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
(3 Votes)
Use this class to read and/or write to the ID3 tag of an MP3.
Inputs
Must pass full file paths to the gettag and writetag subs
VBcodersPublic ValidTag As String
Public Title As String
Public Artist As String
Public Year As String
Public Album As String
Public Comment As String
Public Genre As Byte
Private Type ID3v1
ValidTag As String * 3
Title As String * 30
Artist As String * 30
Album As String * 30
Year As String * 4
Comment As String * 30
Genre As Byte
End Type
Public Sub getTag(MP3 As String)
Dim ID3 As ID3v1
Open MP3 For Binary As #1
Get #1, FileLen(MP3) - 127, ID3
Close #1
With ID3
ValidTag = .ValidTag
Title = .Title
Artist = .Artist
Album = .Album
Comment = .Comment
Year = .Year
Genre = .Genre
End With
End Sub
Public Sub writeTag(MP3 As String)
Dim ID3 As ID3v1
With ID3
.ValidTag = "TAG"
.Title = Title
.Artist = Artist
.Album = Album
.Comment = Comment
.Year = Year
.Genre = Genre
End With
On Error GoTo ErrMsg:
Open MP3 For Binary As 1
If ID3.ValidTag <> "TAG" Then
Seek 1, LOF(1) + 1
Else
Seek 1, LOF(1) - 127
End If
Put 1, FileLen(MP3) - 127, ID3
Close 1
Exit Sub
ErrMsg:
MsgBox ("File '" & MP3 & "' is marked as read-only or the file is in use." & vbCr & "Please correct and try again.")
End Sub
