Unwanted Beep with MESSAGEBOX()

[dunc0029]

This is more of a windows issue, I'm thinking, but I thought I'd ask here because it's happening in a FoxPro application. One of our users is suddenly getting a BEEP when a MESSAGEBOX() comes up. This is not functionality built into the app. I run the same EXE from my workstation and get no beep. She even turned her sound to mute and it still beeps. I went into her control panel and even turned all the sound WAV files to (none) and we still got the beep. Any ideas? Thanks!

Jason

 

[darrellblackhawk]

Did they install an old style speaker?

That's a peculiar one...

Maybe something's gone awry with the sound subsystem itself...

BTW/ The default behaviour of the messagebox() is to beep...

Darrell

 

[dunc0029]

Yep, I just re-realized the default is to beep, but the weird thing is that muting doesn't prevent it! The speaker is just the PC speaker that came with the box, I assume. This behavior just started happening today ( didn't happen yesterday ). The only thing I can imagine changing is if the desktop folks pushed out some new drivers or something overnight??? Still seems bizarre that muting would not stop the sound.

I referred her to our help desk ( I'm a programmer ) - not sure if she'll go through with it or just live with annoying her neighbors. It's just bugging me now that I can't figure out the problem.

Jason

 

[alvechurchdata]

This is not functionality built into the app.

Isn't it built into Windows? Control Panel|Sound & MultiMedia lets you assign all sorts of noises to a message box. Perhaps that particular user's been fiddling.

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk

 

[dunc0029]

Geoff, I even tried assigning those noises to the "(none)" option, as well as having all sound muted and it was still beeping!

 

[darrellblackhawk]

If there is an internal speaker in the computer, muting the sound system may not help.

Open the box and cut the wire

Darrell

 

[dunc0029]

Thanks for the help - guess I'll file this in the "gremlin" category. I referred her to our help desk as I'm "just" a programmer here ... I'm not sure whether she'll follow up. It's the kind of thing that makes you scratch your head ( especially since it started happening spontaneously ).

 

[alvechurchdata]

Geoff, I even tried assigning those noises to the "(none)" option, as well as having all sound muted and it was still beeping!

It obviously has a mind of its own. Go with Darrell's solution.

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk

 

[white605]

Followed this thread - Also found it in Win2000 forum.
You gotta love this!

Open case, find PC speaker connectors on the mobo and pull the cable away from them then close the case. When you have proper external speakers the PC speaker is useless.

 

[GriffMG]

The technical expression for this is a 'Noisendectomy' it's a common operation just after Christmas, if the batteries haven't run out and the toys bought as presents are still beeping and whining!

Regards

Griff
Keep [Smile]ing

 

[a7e]

'set bell off' ?

 

[GriffMG]

Sorry a7e,

SET BELL OFF has no effect on the messagebox.



Regards

Griff
Keep [Smile]ing

 

[KoenPiller]

Jason,

Just thinking, is this beep on 1 pc with each and every Messagebox without execption? If yes go on with other solutions, if no maybe the beep is the famous error warning. Check the pc could be a file missing or other malfunction.

Hope this meditation helps to solve your problem.

Regards,

Koen