3c273 wrote:
> Hello,
> I was trying to use the MessageBeep fuction to play different system sounds,
> but using the syntax in the docs, all I can get is the default sound.. While
> I finally got my sounds to play using PlaySound, I am curious as to what I
> was doing wrong with MessageBeep. (Win2000 & XP)
>
> From the docs
>
> MessageBeep( [type=MB_OK])
>
> ...The type argument specifies which sound to play; possible values are -1,
> MB_ICONASTERISK, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION, MB_ICONHAND, MB_ICONQUESTION, and
> MB_OK, all described below
>
> Python 2.4.2 (#67, Sep 28 2005, 12:41:11) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on
> win32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>> import winsound
>>>> winsound.MessageBeep(-1)
> (This works)
>
>>>> winsound.MessageBeep(MB_OK)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> NameError: name 'MB_OK' is not defined
>
> (OK I'm kind of new to this so maybe it needs quotes:-)
>
>>>> winsound.MessageBeep('MB_OK')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> TypeError: an integer is required
>
> So what do I need to do to play the other sounds listed in the docs (using
> MessageBeep). Thanks.
>
> Louis
>
>
You need to call winsound.MessageBeep(winsound.MB_OK)
(e.g. MB_OK isn't automatically bound to anything).
I tried all of the different sounds and they are different
on my machine with the default sounds turned on.
-Larry Bates
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