Playing Sound

[Dirk]

Can anyone tell me a simple way to play a wave file. I have started to look at the MMcontrol but though I would first look for a more simpiler way.
TIA

[KenX]

you can use the API fxn, "sndPlaySound".
the declaration is:

Public Declare Function sndPlaySound& lib "winmm.dll" Alias
"sndPlaySoundA" (byval lpszSoundName as string, byval
uFlags as long)

'WAV Sound values
Global Const SND_SYNC = &H0
Global Const SND_ASYNC = &H1
Global Const SND_NODEFAULT = &H2
Global Const SND_LOOP = &H8
Global Const SND_NOSTOP = &H10

[KenX]

an example on how to use the above fxn...

' Declare the API and the global variables

' say you want to play wav on a button's on
'    click action
Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim wFlags%
Dim x%
Dim tmpSoundName As String

    tmpSoundName = "c:\windows\chimes.wav"
    wFlags% = SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT
    x% = sndPlaySound(tmpSoundName, wFlags%)

End Sub