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beep() doesn't work #218672 07/29/08 20:23 07/29/08 20:23
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40 pfeldman OP Newbie
pfeldman OP Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40	When I invoke the beep() function, I don't get any sound. If some setup is required before calling beep(), then this should be explained in the documentation. So, I'm not sure whether this is a bug or a documentation problem. Dr. Phillip M. Feldman Last edited by pfeldman; 07/29/08 20:24.

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: pfeldman] #218732 07/30/08 08:52 07/30/08 08:52
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 7,439 Red Dwarf Michael_Schwarz Senior Expert
Michael_Schwarz Senior Expert Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 7,439 Red Dwarf	You need to have the beep.wav in yur project directory. Dr. Dr. Prof. Dipl. Eng. Inf. Michael Schwarz "Sometimes JCL reminds me of Notch, but more competent" ~ Kiyaku

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: Michael_Schwarz] #220916 08/10/08 19:28 08/10/08 19:28
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40 pfeldman OP Newbie
pfeldman OP Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40	It would be helpful if the documentation mentioned this. Also, it would be great if there were some way to avoid having 50 different copies of beep.wav. Thanks!

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: pfeldman] #220926 08/10/08 20:31 08/10/08 20:31
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859 F FBL Senior Expert
FBL Senior Expert F Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,859	Quote: beep(); Halts game execution for 100 ms while playing a short sound. Useful during function development, as it allows to quickly find out whether a certain instruction was reached or a certain function was executed at all. The sound can be given through the beep_sound sound pointer, e.g.: SOUND* beep_sound = "beep.wav"; The method mentioned in the manual.

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: FBL] #220961 08/11/08 06:14 08/11/08 06:14
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,986 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,986 Frankfurt	Besides, a default sound is played when beep.wav is not found.

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: jcl] #221535 08/14/08 15:21 08/14/08 15:21
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 38 Pasadena, TX Volund Newbie
Volund Newbie Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 38 Pasadena, TX	In main script, before function main() sound beep_sound = <beep.wav>; were you thinking of a console or DOS application beep()? Volund

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: Volund] #222837 08/21/08 05:51 08/21/08 05:51
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40 pfeldman OP Newbie
pfeldman OP Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40	In the version of Lite-C that I downloaded on June 15, the default sound did not work; no sound was played unless beep_sound was assigned to an existing .wav file. Apparently, this has been fixed in the interim. Thanks! P.S. Michael Schwarz has an impressive collection of degrees. What does the "inf" stand for? Inferiority complex? P.P.S. I sometimes use the prefix "Dr." before my name, but never the "PhD" suffix, since that could be an acronym for "piled higher and deeper".

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: pfeldman] #223274 08/23/08 05:42 08/23/08 05:42
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40 pfeldman OP Newbie
pfeldman OP Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 40	I just tested this now using a version of Lite-C that I downloaded 1 week ago. When beep.wav exists, beep() plays a sound; when beep.wav does not exist, no sound is played. End of story.

Re: beep() doesn't work [Re: pfeldman] #223281 08/23/08 07:09 08/23/08 07:09
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,140 Baunatal, Germany Tobias Moderator
Tobias Moderator Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,140 Baunatal, Germany	The version 1 week ago is just the same as of today, its version 1.1. So your beep problem cant have anything to do with the version. But I can tell you, I had the same problem and searched for it for ages! I finally found that I had a sound named "beep.wav" in one of my subfolders, and that was a very short sound that you almost did not hear. It was played instead of the default sound and so I never heard a beep until I found and removed that sound.

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