Frogger Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I noticed a bug when playing sounds using the SoundPlay function. I was trying to add sounds to a program I wrote, located at www.sharemation.com/pcstudyguide/pcsgsetup.zip (in case you want to take a look). I was able to add a splash image & loading sound, for an intro, but I also wanted to add sounds to the other events in the program such as, closing down the program, deleting summary files, loading test files, saving/canceling the settings window, etc. It seems that if I have variables set, the SoundPlay feature does not work correctly. I can get the intro(splash) sound to play correctly every time, and the exit sound works if I just open the program then close it. However, if I open the program and take a test, after I'm done taking the test and I close the program, it does not play the closing sound, even though it works just fine when I simply open the program then close it. This bug is really peculiar and has me tripping to find the solution. At the moment, I don't have internet at home. I'm on a public computer now and forgot to bring some of my source code to include in this post(d'oh). If this isn't enough info to help find the problem, the next time I have access to the internet, I'll post some snippets of code. I really don't think it's syntax though. Thanks for the help, Frogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandisanti Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I noticed a bug when playing sounds using the SoundPlay function. I was trying to add sounds to a program I wrote, located at www.sharemation.com/pcstudyguide/pcsgsetup.zip (in case you want to take a look). I was able to add a splash image & loading sound, for an intro, but I also wanted to add sounds to the other events in the program such as, closing down the program, deleting summary files, loading test files, saving/canceling the settings window, etc.It seems that if I have variables set, the SoundPlay feature does not work correctly. I can get the intro(splash) sound to play correctly every time, and the exit sound works if I just open the program then close it. However, if I open the program and take a test, after I'm done taking the test and I close the program, it does not play the closing sound, even though it works just fine when I simply open the program then close it. This bug is really peculiar and has me tripping to find the solution.At the moment, I don't have internet at home. I'm on a public computer now and forgot to bring some of my source code to include in this post(d'oh). If this isn't enough info to help find the problem, the next time I have access to the internet, I'll post some snippets of code. I really don't think it's syntax though.Thanks for the help,Frogger sounds to me like there are some logic errors in your code, that's just based off the inconsistent nature of the issues, specifically that it works fine if you just open and close. i'd have to see your code before i could offer anything more specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 sounds to me like there are some logic errors in your code, that's just based off the inconsistent nature of the issues, specifically that it works fine if you just open and close. i'd have to see your code before i could offer anything more specific.Thx cameronsdad, I sent you a PM. I'm not sure what you mean by 'logic errors'. By the way, if I put a test message box right before the SoundPlay's that don't normally work, like this:MsgBox( 0, "", "This is a test." ) SoundPlay( "C:\testsound.wav", 1 ) ExitIt will display the message box but will not play the sound. Very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandisanti Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Thx cameronsdad, I sent you a PM. I'm not sure what you mean by 'logic errors'. By the way, if I put a test message box right before the SoundPlay's that don't normally work, like this:MsgBox( 0, "", "This is a test." ) SoundPlay( "C:\testsound.wav", 1 ) ExitIt will display the message box but will not play the sound. Very odd.are you calling SoundPlay() with a literal string like in the example, or are you calling it with a variable like:SoundPlay($testsound,1)if you're using variables, use your message box to display the value of the variable right before playing. You may find that the value has changed depending on how it was declared or set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 are you calling SoundPlay() with a literal string like in the example, or are you calling it with a variable like:SoundPlay($testsound,1)if you're using variables, use your message box to display the value of the variable right before playing. You may find that the value has changed depending on how it was declared or set.I'm using a literal string, although it is more like SoundPlay( "sounds\shutdown.wav", 1 ) rather than the full path. The splash sound is played using SoundPlay( "sounds\startup.wav" ) and it works, so I figured that would do but I'll try using the full path as well, to see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandisanti Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm using a literal string, although it is more like SoundPlay( "sounds\shutdown.wav", 1 ) rather than the full path. The splash sound is played using SoundPlay( "sounds\startup.wav" ) and it works, so I figured that would do but I'll try using the full path as well, to see if that helps.yes i'd definitely use either the full path, or atleast a full relative path like @ScriptDir & "\..\sounds\filename.wav" just incase other operations in your script are changing the working directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3TA_SCR1PT3R Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 how bout reverse the order? soundplay msgbox [right][font="Courier New"]...Run these streets all day, I can sleep when I die.[/font] [/right] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger Posted October 9, 2005 Author Share Posted October 9, 2005 Hey cameronsdad, I tried setting the full path, it worked. PC Study Guide is finally v2.0.1 but now I'm going to have to buy a domain and hosting, argh. The file size is more than 5mb now for the installation so I can't get it up on any free servers, d'oh. Thanks again though, I'm putting a special thanks to you in the readme & docs. I'll post the new link to get it once I find a place to put it. (the images/sounds made it much larger) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valuater Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) The file size is more than 5mb now for the installation so I can't get it up on any free servers, d'oh.listen i have a free server that holds 25 meg all freehttp://www.hostrocket.com/free/if they ask say "XPCleanMenu" sent you ok?http://xpcleanmenu.hostrocket.com/8) Edited October 9, 2005 by Valuater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxP Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) AutoIt needs to be in memory while the sound is played. Compare the performance of the scriptlets below: ; Sound won't play SoundPlay(@WindowsDir & "\Media\Windows XP Startup.wav") Exit ; Sound will play briefly SoundPlay(@WindowsDir & "\Media\Windows XP Startup.wav") Sleep(1000) Exit ; Sound will finish -- note extra argument SoundPlay(@WindowsDir & "\Media\Windows XP Startup.wav", 1) Exit Edited October 10, 2005 by LxP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandisanti Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hey cameronsdad, I tried setting the full path, it worked. PC Study Guide is finally v2.0.1 but now I'm going to have to buy a domain and hosting, argh. The file size is more than 5mb now for the installation so I can't get it up on any free servers, d'oh.Thanks again though, I'm putting a special thanks to you in the readme & docs. I'll post the new link to get it once I find a place to put it. (the images/sounds made it much larger)awesome man, glad i could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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