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I need to know how to use a sound with the windows program.
Sutch as when you push a button it will play a sound.
Without useing the Beep(,); command.
do you have eny idea?
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Sutch as when you push a button it will play a sound.
Without useing the Beep(,); command.
do you have eny idea?
I LOVE REPLIES!
If you just want to play .wav files, the easiest way is with PlaySound:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms712879(v=vs.85).aspx
Samples included on that page.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms712879(v=vs.85).aspx
Samples included on that page.
That web page he gave you tells you everything you need to know to play a simple windows sound in a Window program. You can set to play when a button is pushed or when some other action is performed. What exactly is it that you don't understand?
| The Microsoft web page did not help. |
There are examples at the bottom of the page.
You should be able to copy/paste and sub in your information.
If that isn't good enough for you I don't know what else we could do.
Do you have a .wav file that you want to play? If yes, you can use this example:
Do you want to play one of the built-in system sounds? If yes, you can use this example:
Note that both of these examples are just copy/pasted from that page I linked.
PlaySound(TEXT("recycle.wav"), NULL, SND_FILENAME);Do you want to play one of the built-in system sounds? If yes, you can use this example:
PlaySound((LPCTSTR)SND_ALIAS_SYSTEMSTART, NULL, SND_ALIAS_ID);Note that both of these examples are just copy/pasted from that page I linked.
You'll have to link to winmm.lib
How you do that depends on what IDE you're using. Is this VC++?
How you do that depends on what IDE you're using. Is this VC++?
C++ is a language, not an IDE.
When you open your C++ program to write code, what is that program called? Is it Microsoft Visual C++?
When you open your C++ program to write code, what is that program called? Is it Microsoft Visual C++?
I'm afraid I'm not familiar with how to use that particular IDE.
However a google search of "Dev C++ how to link libraries" turned up this page:
http://www.bloodshed.net/faq.html#9
Do that, but try linking to -lwinmm instead of -lopengl32 like it is saying.
However a google search of "Dev C++ how to link libraries" turned up this page:
http://www.bloodshed.net/faq.html#9
Do that, but try linking to -lwinmm instead of -lopengl32 like it is saying.
ty98, DevC++ is not an advisable IDE to use: http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/articles/36896/
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| How you do that depends on what IDE you're using. Is this VC++? |
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| C++ |
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| C++ is a language, not an IDE. |
I rofl'd.
If you're having difficulty, I'd recommend dropping bloodshed... I'd pick up code::blocks, or heck even VC++express.
INSTRUCTIONS for bloodshed:
| Select the project file in the File view, select Project => Settings , and then select the Link tab. Add winmm.lib to the Object/library modules entry. To do this in Dev-C++, right-click on your project and select Project options. The Project options window opens. In the Linker Options/Optional Libs or Object files field, enter -lwinmm |
| heck even VC++express |
Awww :( VC++ Express is awesome. IMO the Code Prediction & documentation popups beats Code::Blocks anyday. And more of C++0x seemed to work as well.
Oh, and also SFML will do what you want. http://sfml-dev.org/
You can load and play a sound with it in three lines I think. And handling input isn't many more.
You can load and play a sound with it in three lines I think. And handling input isn't many more.
I would definitely switch to VC++ express if you are having problems here. IMO, only people who know what they are doing should be using other compilers/linkers, as there is far more support for MS VS.
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