MidiOutputDeviceOpen Method

public bool Open()

Public Function Open As Boolean

private MidiOutputDevice _outDevice;
...
_outDevice = new MidiOutputDevice(0);
_outDevice.MessageReceived += new MidiMessageEventHandler(OutDevice_MessageReceived);
if (!_outDevice.Open())
{
  MessageBox.Show(this, "Midi device could not be opened! Error " + _outDevice.LastErrorCode.ToString(), "Midi Error");
}
...
// when done
if (_outDevice.IsOpened)
  _outDevice.Close();
...
private void OutDevice_MessageReceived(object sender, MidiMessageEventArgs e)
{
  if (e.EventType == MidiMessageEventType.Opened)
  {
    Console.WriteLine("Midi device {0} opened.", e.DeviceID);
  }
  else if (e.EventType == MidiMessageEventType.Closed)
  {
    Console.WriteLine("Midi device {0} closed.", e.DeviceID);
  }
}

Private _outDevice As MidiOutputDevice
...
_outDevice = New MidiOutputDevice(0)
AddHandler _outDevice.MessageReceived, AddressOf OutDevice_MessageReceived
If Not _outDevice.Open() Then
  MessageBox.Show(Me, "Midi device could not be opened! Error " + _outDevice.LastErrorCode.ToString(), "Midi Error")
End If
...
' when done
If _outDevice.IsOpened Then
  _outDevice.Close()
End If
...
Private Sub OutDevice_MessageReceived(sender As Object, e As MidiMessageEventArgs)
  If e.EventType = MidiMessageEventType.Opened Then
   Console.WriteLine("Midi device {0} opened.", e.DeviceID)
  Else
    If e.EventType = MidiMessageEventType.Closed Then
      Console.WriteLine("Midi device {0} closed.", e.DeviceID)
    End If
  End If
End Sub