How can I listen to a sound/music file in VB?

[schoolbusdriver]

Hi, thanks. I am getting the following error.

Margaret.

You need to add a resource file to your project, and put a .wav file into the resource file. Look in my signature for "Resource file tutorial" - it's pretty good.

EDIT:You may find post 19 in THIS THREAD useful. (The whole thread shows a few different ways of using the playsound API)

[Margaret]

You need to add a resource file to your project, and put a .wav file into the resource file. Look in my signature for "Resource file tutorial" - it's pretty good.

I cant find any resource file to add in my project. What to do now?

Note: I got it. And created a resource file and put a .wav file. Now the program hangs.

Margaret.

[schoolbusdriver]

That definitely shouldn't happen. Can you zip up your project, including the res file, and attach it to a post please ?

[Margaret]

That definitely shouldn't happen. Can you zip up your project, including the res file, and attach it to a post please ?

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your usual help. I have attached the project. But could not attach the Resourse file & Add Questions form due to the limitation of (size is too large to be attached : zip file is 868 KB) attachment.

Actually what I need for this project is, I have questions and options to select correct answer. All are in text format. Now, I would like to record each question alongwith its options in an audio file giving a name like..Question1.wav, Question2.wav, Question3.wav, ........Question50.wav (.wav or .mp3 file format).

So, when users start the quiz they can see the question & its options in text and when press button "Play Sound" they can listen to that question & options.

How can I do this? Hope to get usual help from you.

Regarding resource file path I have attched .jpg file.

Regards,

Margaret

[schoolbusdriver]

Hi Margaret, no probs. The pic and code was enough You need to change the "Type" of resource to "SOUND". In the resource editor, double-click on the "101" and you'll get an "Edit Properties" dialog. Just change the Type to "SOUND". The play code needs to be changed to suit:

Private Sub cmdPlaySound_Click() 'PlaySound. Resource file. SYNCHRONOUS ONLY.
 
  Dim bytResFile() As Byte
   
   bytResFile = LoadResData(101, "SOUND")
   Call PlaySoundResMem(bytResFile(0), App.hInstance, SND_MEMORY Or SND_SYNC)
 
End Sub

("WAVE" also works)

BTW, this code will cause the app to "freeze" while the sounds are played - which is what I assume you want for a Quiz program ie - stop user interaction until the questions/answers are played. As Arne Elster pointed out above, a minor change can alter this behaviour - the only problem being that the "sound file" stored in "bytResFile()" will remain in memory for the duration of the app. Although it can be erased, there is no easy (one liner) way to do this automatically - although it is possible. A better way is to use code that doesn't involve this overhead - the problem being it will only play sounds after you've made an exe. It won't play in the IDE If you want this alternative, just let me know.

[Margaret]

Hi Margaret, no probs. The pic and code was enough You need to change the "Type" of resource to "SOUND". In the resource editor, double-click on the "101" and you'll get an "Edit Properties" dialog. Just change the Type to "SOUND". The play code needs to be changed to suit:

Private Sub cmdPlaySound_Click() 'PlaySound. Resource file. SYNCHRONOUS ONLY.
 
  Dim bytResFile() As Byte
   
   bytResFile = LoadResData(101, "SOUND")
   Call PlaySoundResMem(bytResFile(0), App.hInstance, SND_MEMORY Or SND_SYNC)
 
End Sub

("WAVE" also works)

The audio file name is "Welcome.wav". I put this file in Resource Folder. I am still confused since it doesn't play the sound.

Margaret.

[schoolbusdriver]

Try the project in this zip file. Very, very rarely, PlaySound fails on some PCs. Let me know if it works OK.
EDIT: Attachment removed. See later post.

[Keithuk]

The audio file name is "Welcome.wav". I put this file in Resource Folder. I am still confused since it doesn't play the sound.

Providing you have Type right = "SOUND" and the ID is a number you may have problems hearing the sound in IDE. Compile the exe and try it again.

schoolbusdriver gave me different code to play wave files and I had to compile before I could hear a sound.