I discovered that the 'problem' I was seeing was introduced by Thunderbird's quoting of prior messages.
Thunderbird seems to collapse ' >' to '>' for quoted prior messages. The original messages were all fine. On 2/10/2012 7:22, David Mitchell wrote: > I did discover one issue with the example given. > > I get an error if I enter it this way: > > 'winmm PlaySoundA> i *c x i'&cd 'D:\13 Paganini_ Moto Perpetuo In C, > Op. > 11.wav';0;0 > |domain error: cd > | 'winmm PlaySoundA> i *c x i'&cd'D:\13 Paganini_ Moto Perpetuo In C, > Op. > 11.wav';0;0 > > But I do not get an error if I enter it this way, with a space between > PlaySoundA and> : > > 'winmm PlaySoundA> i *c x i'&cd 'D:\13 Paganini_ Moto Perpetuo In C, > Op. > 11.wav';0;0 > 1 > > > On 2/10/2012 5:20, David Mitchell wrote: >> Bill's code works for ma on Win7 with JGTK32 and JGTK64. >> >> I did find one note in the MS documentation for PlaySoundA about the final >> parameter: >> >> Three flags in fdwSound (SND_ALIAS, SND_FILENAME, and SND_RESOURCE) determine >> whether the name is interpreted as an alias for a system event, a file name, >> or >> a resource identifier. If none of these flags are specified, PlaySound >> searches >> the registry or the WIN.INI file for an association with the specified sound >> name. If an association is found, the sound event is played. If no >> association >> is found in the registry, the name is interpreted as a file name. >> >> SND_FILENAME The pszSound parameter is a file name. If the file cannot be >> found, >> the function plays the default sound unless the SND_NODEFAULT flag is set. >> >> #define SND_FILENAME 0x00020000L /* name is file name */ >> >> dfh '00020000' >> 131072 >> >> So, one plausible alternative to Bill's suggestion that could work more >> reliably >> on Vista or be less dependent on the registry could be to try this: >> >> 'winmm PlaySoundA> i *c x i'&cd 'c:\j406\willie\01will.wav';0;131072 >> >> David Mitchell >> >> On 2/9/2012 22:01, bill lam wrote: >>> The return value 1 indicated a success call. Perhaps there are some changes >>> in behavior in vista but I'm have no access ot any vista/win7 to test. >>> >>> Чтв, 09 Фев 2012, Linda Alvord писал(а): >>>> I turned on the speaker. If I click on the .wav in the "computer" >>>> listing of files, the player opens the file and I can hear the sound. >>>> >>>> I included the .dll in the same folder and also in Windows\system32 as >>>> suggested. >>>> >>>> There appears to be no error when I run the J code you suggested and the >>>> result is a 1 >>>> >>>> I have used both 0 and 1 as the final digit. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure what else to try. >>>> >>>> Linda >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com >>>> [mailto:programming-boun...@jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of bill lam >>>> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:30 AM >>>> To: Programming forum >>>> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] What about wav's >>>> >>>> I tested this worked in my wine, change the last 0 to 1 for async playing. >>>> >>>> 'winmm PlaySoundA> i *c x i'&cd >>>> 'y:/jalgit/addons/math/tabula/warning.wav';0;0 >>>> >>>> My question should be stupid, but did you turn on the speaker? >>>> >>>> Чтв, 09 Фев 2012, Linda Alvord писал(а): >>>>> I downloaded the winmm and unzipped it. If I go to files in "computer" >>>>> and click on the .wav it will play. I have left the player open >>>>> >>>>> If I run the line you sent I get a 1 in the "Term" , but I do not hear >>>>> the sound. >>>>> >>>>> Linda >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com >>>>> [mailto:programming-boun...@jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of bill lam >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 10:56 PM >>>>> To: programming@jsoftware.com >>>>> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] What about wav's >>>>> >>>>> gtk itself does not handle sound. you have to use platform dependent >>>>> solution. for window, try (untested) >>>>> >>>>> 'winmm PlaySoundA> i *c x i'&cd 'c:\j406\willie\01will.wav';0;0 >>>>> >>>>> or the unicode version >>>>> 'winmm PlaySoundW> i *w x i'&cd (uucp 'c:\j406\willie\01will.wav)';0;0 >>>>> >>>>> Срд, 08 Фев 2012, Linda Alvord писал(а): >>>>>> I have an application which calls ( or should call) 64 image and 64 >>>>>> sound >>>>>> files. With your help I've gotten all the images working nicely in J7. >>>>>> >>>>>> Using J406 I made a folder with all the images and sound files plus >>>>>> mplayer2.exe. The player will no longer play a .wav file in Microsoft >>>>>> Vista. >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's a sample of the code that used to work: >>>>>> >>>>>> wd'winexec"c:\j406\willie\mplayer2.exec:\j406\willie\01will.wav";' >>>>>> >>>>>> (It is impossible to insert the spaces in an e-mail. They should appear >>>>>> after wd , after winexec , and after .exe ) >>>>>> >>>>>> Clicking on a button showed the image and then this code would play the >>>>>> .wav >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been unable to incorporate sound in an application since then. >>>>>> Even >>>>>> using J406 the application no longer works because of Vista. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have a way to play .wav files in J701gtk ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>> >>>>>> Linda >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> regards, >>>>> ==================================================== >>>>> GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 >>>>> gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>>> -- >>>> regards, >>>> ==================================================== >>>> GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 >>>> gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
