It is because the synth grabed the sound card, and started using it, before
windows could play that wave file.
----- Original Message -----
From: Stacy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 1999 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Jfw and PlaySound function in Scripts
> Why is it that I could never get my wave file to play as long as I had a
> software synthesizer on. (You know that page number has changed script?)
> And the function to allow wave files to play with the synthesizer was
> checked. I'm afraid I never got an answer to why that wouldn't work.
>
> Stacy.
>
> At 06:42 AM 7/17/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hello Danny,
> >
> >If that is the actual line, then it should be "PlaySound" and not
> >"SoundPlay"!
> >Are you using a software synthesizer? If so, then the "Allow wave
files..."
> >option should be checked.
> >To get to it, hit Insert+6 to bring up the Configuration Manager, then
> >Control+Shift+D to load the default.jcf file.
> >Hit Alt+S to drop the Settings menu and select Synthesizer... That
option
> >is in that particular dialog.
> >Be sure to hit Control+S to save the file.
> >Hope this helps!
> >As an afterthought...
> >Check the wave file capability outside the script before using it in the
> >script.
> >Select "Sounds" from the Control Panel, and arrow down to any one of the
> >events that has a wave file assigned to it. Hit Tab until you get to the
> >"Preview" button and hit SpaceBar. If you hear the wave assigned to that
> >event, then all is hunkie dorie; if not, then the script isn't the
problem,
> >even with it's syntax error!
> >One thing I noticed is that the Preview button is labeled as "Sound" on
> >some systems, and "Preview" on others.
> >Thanks,
> >Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Visit the Blind Programming site at http://www.mindspring.com/~brown99/
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Danny Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 8:13 PM
> >Subject: Re: Jfw and PlaySound function in Scripts
> >
> >
> >> Hi Dennis,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the reply! The line that is shown below is not what I have
in
> >> the actual script. I don't know happned, but here is the actual line.
> >>
> >> SoundPlay ("C:\\Windows\\Media\\Utopia Recycle.wav")
> >>
> >> The file compiled, but I don't get the any sound. Your thoughts would
be
> >> greatly appreciated! It seems like I remember something about a
setting
> >in
> >> the configuration manager that allows wav sounds, but I don't remember
> >> where. Do you know if that is the case, and would it be helpful?
> >>
> >> Danny
> >>
> >> At 08:42 PM 7/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >> >Hello Danny,
> >> >You don't show the full line, but we'll assume the word "PlaySound"
was
> >> >before the starting "(" on your example line!<grin>
> >> >Even at that, you have a ":" just after that character that needs to
be
> >> >removed, and replaced with an opening quote, and you need double
> >> >backslashes "\\" where ever you use a single backslash "\" within a
> >pathname
> >> >designation.
> >> >
> >> >Hope this helps!
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >Visit the Blind Programming site at
http://www.mindspring.com/~brown99/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 2:57 PM
> >> >Subject: Jfw and PlaySound function in Scripts
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hello All,
> >> >> I have written a script to which I wish to add a wav sound. I have
> >> >written
> >> >> the PlaySound function into the script as follows:
> >> >>
> >> >> (:C:\\Windows\Media\Utopia Recycle.wav"), and it compiled nicely.
> >However
> >> >> upon execution of the assigned hot key for the script, the
designated
> >> >> sound, or any other sound for that matter, is not played. Have I
> >missed
> >> >> something somewhere? Help!
> >> >>
> >> >> Danny
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God,
> >> >> and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent, (John 17:3) .
> >> >>
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> >>
> >> Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God,
> >> and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent, (John 17:3) .
> >>
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> >
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> >
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