Well, there's at least 3 different answers depending on your approach. There's the whole DirectX approach using DirectSound, or you can use an ActiveX multimedia control or you can use the Windows API. I used a multimedia control in the early days but had some compatibility problems and on some systems there were huge delays between playing the WAV files which made the games unusable. I now use the API because it works on anything and doesn't give hassles but the problem I have with it is that you issue a command to play a WAV file but you can't check the status to see if it's finished. Consequently, I have to use the sync and async flags - sync means play the WAV before you process the next command and async carries on. So, if the score is made of several WAV files I'd have to play all but the last one in sync mode, which means the computer isn't doing anything else - like processing the keyboard - while the score is being announced.
Azabat Software Computer Games for Blind and Partially Sighted Beginners Tel: 07740 777 364 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.azabat.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken the Crazy Sent: 02 March 2007 10:20 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] quick vb6 coding question Hey yall, Could anyone point me in the right direction as to how to code the speaking of a player's score using wave files? I know, of course, how to set up the files, just not how or when to play them, or how to cue them so they don't play all at once. also, how do you check to see if a sound is playing? Ken Downey President DreamTechInteractive! And, Coming soon, Blind Comfort! The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web. __________ NOD32 2088 (20070302) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
