How to disable MsgBox sound

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Nov 7th, 2008, 02:35 PM
CVDpr

How to disable MsgBox sound

A way to disable this sound or disable any sound in my App?

Code:

[blue] If Not IsNumeric(txtSampleNum) Then MsgBox "Only Integers.", ,"" Exit Sub End If [/blue]
Nov 7th, 2008, 03:02 PM
longwolf

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

The easiest way is to use the Question Mark icon, it doesn;t have a sound set to it.

Code:

Call MsgBox("asd", vbQuestion, App.Title)

Or you could use the msg box in my sig and disable the sound section
Nov 7th, 2008, 03:17 PM
danecook21

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

The user could always have set a sound for the Question msgbox though in control panel. The custom form is probably the best way to go. The sound is a Windows thing and you'd have to mute the system sound which a user may not like.
Nov 7th, 2008, 03:21 PM
CVDpr

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Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Yes maybe a custom form message is the way to go.
Nov 7th, 2008, 03:25 PM
Keithuk

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by CVDpr

A way to disable this sound or disable any sound in my App?

Code:

[blue] If Not IsNumeric(txtSampleNum) Then MsgBox "Only Integers.", ,"" Exit Sub End If [/blue]

Well that shouldn't use any sounds because your using no icon.

These sounds are set by Windows. If you look in Control Panel - Sounds or Multimedia you can set different sounds for different operations. There is a Question sound longwolf so vbQuestion will only be silent if someone hasn't set a sound to it.

The ones that don't use sounds are vbExclamation and vbInformation. There is an Exclamation in sounds but it doesn't sound using vbExclamation.

Even if you use MsgBox "Only Integers.",0 ,"" zero is just an OK button with no icon. If you have a sound set for Default sound then that sound will play.

If you don't want any sounds at all then your better of making a Form that acts as a MsgBox. ;)
Nov 7th, 2008, 03:32 PM
Keithuk

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by CVDpr

A way to disable this sound or disable any sound in my App?

Code:

[blue] If Not IsNumeric(txtSampleNum) Then MsgBox "Only Integers.", ,"" Exit Sub End If [/blue]

Well that shouldn't use any sounds because your using no icon.

These sounds are set by Windows. If you look in Control Panel - Sounds or Multimedia you can set different sounds for different operations. There is a Question sound longwolf so vbQuestion will only be silent if someone hasn't set a sound to it.

The ones that don't use sounds are vbExclamation and vbInformation. There is an Exclamation in sounds but it doesn't sound using vbExclamation.

Even if you use MsgBox "Only Integers.",0 ,"" zero is just an OK button with no icon. If you have a sound set for Default sound then that sound will play.

If you don't want any sounds at all then your better of making a Form that acts as a MsgBox. ;)
Nov 7th, 2008, 03:32 PM
danecook21

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Thanks for repeating everything that was already said. and exclamation DOES have a sound. As does the MsgBox he's using.
Nov 7th, 2008, 04:25 PM
longwolf

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keithuk

There is a Question sound longwolf so vbQuestion will only be silent if someone hasn't set a sound to it.

The ones that don't use sounds are vbExclamation and vbInformation. There is an Exclamation in sounds but it doesn't sound using vbExclamation.

I have XP and have not changed the sounds.
I get no sound with the question.
I get sounds with the rest.
Even No Icon gives a Donk.

But that just makes the point that the surest method is a custom msg box.
Nov 7th, 2008, 07:02 PM
Keithuk

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by danecook21

Thanks for repeating everything that was already said. and exclamation DOES have a sound. As does the MsgBox he's using.

Yes I realised after I had posted that MsgBox "Only Integers.", ,"" would still have a sound because someone had set a sound to Default sound which I had said. I tried to correct it but my connection was working that slow it wouldn't allow me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by longwolf

I have XP and have not changed the sounds.
I get no sound with the question.
I get sounds with the rest.
Even No Icon gives a Donk.

Well I have Win98SE I haven't had a chance of trying this on WinXP yet.

I get a sound if I set a sound to Question. I don't get a Donk even with no icon unless I set a sound to Default sound.

Quote:

Originally Posted by longwolf

I get no sound with the question.

The easiest way is to use the Question Mark icon, it doesn;t have a sound set to it.

Yes vbQuestion will sound if a sound it set to it.

Just make your own MsgBox Form. ;)
Nov 7th, 2008, 07:49 PM
danecook21

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

In most cases there is going to be a sound for Default. Why are you on Win98 anyway? :P
Nov 7th, 2008, 08:06 PM
longwolf

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by danecook21

Why are you on Win98 anyway? :P

I stayed with win98 till I finally managed to blow out my old comp.
Why pay for (or steal) a new OS when the old one works for you?
Nov 7th, 2008, 08:58 PM
CDRIVE

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by danecook21

In most cases there is going to be a sound for Default. Why are you on Win98 anyway? :P

That's about as pointless as me asking why you're using VB6. :rolleyes:
After all, they were both developed about the same time.
Nov 7th, 2008, 09:07 PM
danecook21

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDRIVE

That's about as pointless as me asking why you're using VB6. :rolleyes:

Not really, VB6 is just a development tool. Windows 98 is the operating system and it is very limiting. XP is so much better. and of course now there is Vista and Windows 7 in the works.
I mean if it works for you great. I'm just surprised that a developer on here still uses it for a primary system. I mean one huge thing would be security. Plus newer software tends not to work with it.
Nov 7th, 2008, 09:18 PM
longwolf

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

I'm not aware of any limitation your talking about.
As for security, the only secure system has no nic or modem, is locked in a bank vault and surrounded by guards.
Come to think of it, i'm not sure you could trust the guards.
Nov 7th, 2008, 09:26 PM
LaVolpe

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by danecook21

In most cases there is going to be a sound for Default. Why are you on Win98 anyway? :P

I think the real point is that different operating systems have different behaviors. If one is writing code that can be used on older operating systems, then knowing the behaviors is a big plus. I personally have the following systems on my pc: 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2K, XP. Vista can wait ;)
Nov 7th, 2008, 10:14 PM
longwolf

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaVolpe

I personally have the following systems on my pc: 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2K, XP. Vista can wait ;)

You got all of those on one comp?
You must be sharing partitions.
Nov 7th, 2008, 10:25 PM
LaVolpe

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by longwolf

You got all of those on one comp?
You must be sharing partitions.

Nope. Using Microsoft's free Virtual PC. But you gotta have the installation disks to the other o/s you want to load -- Win95 was a bear, but the rest were easy enough.

Edited: While typing this, I am currently updating Win2K with several patches from Microsoft, even though my primary/running system is XP.
Nov 7th, 2008, 10:38 PM
longwolf

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

VPC is handy, but I only use it because this cheap laptop won't let me make partitions :)
Nov 8th, 2008, 08:02 AM
Keithuk

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by danecook21

In most cases there is going to be a sound for Default. Why are you on Win98 anyway? :P

Don't ask this is a long story. :sick:

I've actually had another hard drive this week and its taken seven attempts to get WinXP to install. Otherwise I get loads of blue screen errors and it crashes. ;)
Nov 8th, 2008, 09:54 AM
CDRIVE

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keithuk

Don't ask this is a long story. :sick:

I've actually had another hard drive this week and its taken seven attempts to get WinXP to install. Otherwise I get loads of blue screen errors and it crashes. ;)

Keith, is it possible that the problem is with XP not working well with the
W98 BIOS chip?
Nov 8th, 2008, 10:11 AM
Keithuk

Re: How to disable MsgBox sound

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDRIVE

Keith, is it possible that the problem is with XP not working well with the
W98 BIOS chip?

I'm afraid not Chris. I bought WinXP 2002 4 years ago and installed it on my old hard drive without a problem. I bought a new hard drive a couple of years ago and it wouldn't install at all, the BIOS is exactly the same Award 4.60PGA. I had another drive last week and that kept on throwing up the blue screen of death errors. I kept on trying different thing then I decided when it asks if you want to do a full NTFS format which I did but after the format got to 100% I get the error again and there is nothing wrong with the drive. So I went for a Quick format I went for quick and it started to install.

I know this isn't a VB problem so I'm sorry if I keep talking about it, but people ask. ;)