PlaySound not looping when commanded.

[omen4669]

Using this code in VC++ 2008 express

#include <windows.h>
#pragma comment(lib,"Winmm.lib")
using namespace std;
{
int main ( ) 
PlaySound(TEXT("c:\\ding.wav"), NULL, SND_LOOP);
}

I am unable to get the sound to loop.I've referenced MSDN on how it should work, but I can't seem to get this working. There is obviously something I'm over looking.

Also, I have tried SND_LOOP|SND_ASYNC and a few other combinations hoping it would have an effect.

I was wondering if anyone had a solution. (I removed most of the code because it doesn't seem to have an influence on the function when I commented it out. If you need to see the whole thing I'll post it.)

[omen4669]

I am really stumped on this, I haven't made any progress.

[guestgulkan]

Doesn't work for me either

[AdventWolf]

Does this work?
PlaySound(TEXT("c:\\ding.wav"),NULL,SND_LOOP|SND_ASYNC);

[omen4669]

I tried that also but no luck.

[AdventWolf]

Try adding cin.get(); This worked for me:

#include <windows.h>
#pragma comment(lib,"Winmm.lib")
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main ( ) 
{
PlaySound(TEXT("c:\\ding.wav"),NULL,SND_LOOP|SND_ASYNC);
cin.get();
}

[omen4669]

You sir, are the man. It works great now, thank you. Do you mind explaining how console input fixed it.

[firedraco]

It probably works because if you don't have a "pause" there, then the program ends before the sound even starts playing, since you aren't blocking and waiting for it to finish.

[omen4669]

I see, and the reason you dont use system(PAUSE) is because an input is more simple and uses less resources?

[firedraco]

Yes, and system() also opens a security hole in your program, so you will want to avoid using it if at all possible.

[omen4669]

Ahhhh, awesome. Thank you for the tip.

[AdventWolf]

Yeah I'm pretty sure it just needed a sort of pause so the program wouldn't end suddenly. It was a lucky guess lol.