sndPlaySound Function

Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "sndPlaySoundA" (ByVal lpszSoundName As String, ByVal uFlags As Long) As Long

Platforms: Win 32s, Win 95/98, Win NT

NOTE: The function sndPlaySound is obsolete. It is superseded by the PlaySound function.

sndPlaySound plays either a .WAV file or a system-defined sound. If the SND_NODEFAULT flag is used, the function returns 0 if the .WAV file (or system sound) cannot be found and 1 if it is. If the flag is not set, the function always returns 1 and plays the Windows Default sound if the specified sound cannot be found.

lpszSoundName

Either the path and filename of the .WAV file to play, or the name of the system sound to play.

uFlags

Zero or more of the following flags specifying how to play the sound:

SND_ALIAS = &H10000

Play a Windows sound (such as SystemStart, Asterisk, etc.).

SND_ASYNC = &H1

Continue program execution immediately after starting to play the sound.

SND_FILENAME = &H20000

Play the specified filename.

SND_LOOP = &H8

Play the sound repeatedly until sndPlaySound is called again with lpszSoundName = "". SND_ASYNC must also be set.

SND_NODEFAULT = &H2

Do not play the Windows default sound if the specified sound cannot be found.

SND_NOSTOP = &H10

Do not stop playing any currently playing sounds.

SND_NOWAIT = &H2000

Do not wait if the sound driver is busy.

SND_SYNC = &H0

Wait until the sound has finished playing before continuing program execution.

Example:

 ' Play the Empty Recycle Bin system sound and pause
' program execution until the sound is finished playing.
Dim retval As Long

retval = sndPlaySound("EmptyRecycleBin", SND_ALIAS Or SND_SYNC)  ' play the associated sound

Related Call: PlaySound
Category: Audio
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