Beep

[#2#]

Guys, I am sure this has been covered before. I think I even posted in the thread but I can't find it now.

I want to insert a comand into my program which will cause my computer to beep just before a comment window pops up. Any standard windows beep is acceptable. Anyone know a quick and dirty way to do this?

[rangerboat72]

I believe it starts something like this. Insert --> Report Command --> External Object

[rangerboat72]

Then you want to select the "Create from File" button and select the beep sound from the file you wish to play...

[\v/inston]

search your puter for .wav files and you will find a bunch of different beeps you can use.

[#2#]

Thanks

Any idea for the path where the stock windows beep sounds are stored?

Nevermind - Thanks \v/inston!

[rangerboat72]

Thanks

Any idea for the path where the stock windows beep sounds are stored?

Nevermind - Thanks \v/inston!

Are you running Windows 2000 or XP ?

[rangerboat72]

In Windows XP the location is: C:\WINDOWS\Media

[#2#]

It isn't working. It doesn't play.

[#2#]

Duh, unmute the speaker.

It plays now but I have to click continue to get the pc-dmis program to continue on and pop up the comment.

Is there a way to do this and get it to continue on with the program without operator input? I seem to remember someone suggesting a batch file previously.

[craiger_ny]

Use VB to beep.

Save this as a *.bas and call it with the insert script

Sub Main()
Beep
End Sub

[#2#]

Craig,
I followed your example. When it comes to that line it gives me a security warning about being from an unknown author. It does it every time. How can I get rid of this? Then, if I click run it tries to run it in windows media player and I get an error that windows media player can't play that format (.wav). Any suggestions?

[cmmguy]

Is that your anti-virus program that is giving you the security warning?

[craiger_ny]

I don't understand what the deal is with the windows media thing being involved. How do you insert this? You are not coding that code in PCDMIS are you? This is how your PCDMIS code should look:

CS1        =SCRIPT/FILENAME= C:\MAKEASTUPIDBEEPYNOISE.BAS
            FUNCTION/Main,SHOW=YES,,
            STARTSCRIPT/
            ENDSCRIPT/

Obviously the file and path name will vary.

Craig

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

I think it has to do with XP. I have 2000 and it NEVER pops up WMP for wav files in the program.

[craiger_ny]

I just ran it on XP with Excel and it beeped just fine. I don't understand the WMP part. It should just beep. He must have something that pervents script calls like spyware or antivirus. I'd certainly think it is a setting that can be changed if that is the case.

Craig