Making sounds in Borland C++

[arcane0virus]

How would I go about this subject? I only now how to make one sound, and that is the sound using the alert function. But I want to know if there is any other way I can make different beeps or sounds so I could make like a mini song program.

 

[2ffat]

I'm assuming you are talking about doing this via DOS. Borland used to have a DOS.h that included a sound function. It plays a frequency on the PC's speaker.

#include <dos.h>

int main(void)
{
    sound(440); // Plays 440 Hz tone
    delay(1000); // Makes the sound for 1 second (1000 milliseconds)
    nosound(); // Turns sound off
    return 0;
}

Note: this may not work with Win-NT, 2000, or XP.


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[B00gyeMan]

The PlaySound function plays a sound specified by the given filename, resource, or system event. (A system event may be associated with a sound in the registry or in the WIN.INI file.)

BOOL PlaySound(
LPCSTR pszSound,
HMODULE hmod,
DWORD fdwSound
);"

Read more here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/multimed/htm/_win32_playsound.asp

 

[arcane0virus]

2ffat: I have tried this with your code sample, but it does not recognize any of the procs that you made in your code. What happened?

 

[2ffat]

As I mentioned, this may (will?) not work with the newer OS's. What OS and what version of Borland are you using. I don't even know if DOS.h is included with the compiler anymore.



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[arcane0virus]

I am using a Windows XP, Borland C++ Version 5.01.

 

[B00gyeMan]

And what is the target of your application? As I remember, Borland C++ 5.0 can produce both DOS & Windows applications.

 

[2ffat]

B00gyeMan is right, that version of Borland should have the DOS commands. The problem may be XP. Since NT, 2000 and XP are full 32-bit OS, they may not have the correct latches that DOS.h used to use. See if the program will work on a Win9X machine, e.g., Win 98SE.

I don't even know it the program will compile properly on XP. You may have to look at the compiler options to see if something needs to be turned on or off.


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[arcane0virus]

How do I get into the compiler options and how do I know what to turn on or off? (And if you couldn't tell by now, I am a complete n00b. I just got into a class that shows us how to code with this.)

 

[2ffat]

I don't remember about Borland 5.01. If you compile from the command line, it is just options preceeded with a minus (-). If you use the IDE, there are compiler options somewhere.


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[2ffat]

Oh, what you are looking for is 16-bit vs. 32-bit options. Sorry I can't be of more help.


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[arcane0virus]

Alright! I got it working now. I used the Turbo C++ IDE and got it working in a jiffy. Thank you 2ffat.