• A5_ASCII_TABLE Function
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• A5_Compile_Scripts Function
• A5_CREATE_SHORTCUT Function
• A5_GET_LOCAL_INFO Function
• A5_GetAppVersionNumber Function
• A5_InstallAmyuni Function
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• A5_MDAC_VERSION Function
• A5_REGISTRATION_LICENSE_INUSE Function
• A5_Run_VBScript Function
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• FUNCTION_PROTOTYPE_GET Function
• FUNCTIONS_GET Function
• HOURGLASS_CURSOR Function
• ON_XBASIC_IDLE Function
• PLAY_SOUND Function
• USER_VARIABLES_ENUM Function
• VARIABLE_CONTEXT_NAME Function
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• XBASIC_TRACE_END Function
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PLAY_SOUND Function

Syntax

Arguments

wave

The name of a sound file. The .WAV extension is assumed. Character

setting

Numeric

Description

PLAY_SOUND() plays a sound file (.WAV extension).

Example

This script plays a sound file.

play_sound("c:\windows\sounds\kaboom.wav")

Look in the Xbasic Explorer under constants for the following values.

UI_LOOP_SOUND
UI_SYSTEM_SOUND
UI_WAIT_SOUND
 ' Play the windows XP startup sound
play_sound("Windows XP Startup", UI_SYSTEM_SOUND)
' Play Chimes continuously
play_sound("Chimes", UI_SYSTEM_SOUND + UI_LOOP_SOUND)
' If you want to play two sounds back to back, the second sound will preempt the first sound
play_sound("Windows XP Startup", UI_SYSTEM_SOUND)
play_sound("Chimes", UI_SYSTEM_SOUND)
' Unless you wait for the first sound to finish with the wait flag
play_sound("Windows XP Startup", UI_SYSTEM_SOUND + UI_WAIT_SOUND)
play_sound("Chimes", UI_SYSTEM_SOUND)

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• System Functions