>>I'm having a problem sounding an error .wav tone.
>>I code into a procedure to set bell to xxx.wav, set the bell on, and ? chr(7). When I do this procedure from the command prompt, the bell sounds. Notice I set the xxx.wav and turn bell on in this procedure.
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>>In a form that I am using when I get an error I do the procedure. If I run this form from the command window, I get the error sound when the condition is reached. Everything is fine.
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>>I have this form selected from a menu. If I run the menu from the project manager and then select the option for the form in question, that works too.
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>>When I run the main program to login and activate the menu, I no longer get any sound.
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>>I thought perhaps it was the read events that was causing the problem, but I issue the read events from the command window after loading the menu and I get the sound just fine.
>>
>>You will notice that I put an on key label f9 in to test ringing of the bell. It does not work
>>
>>The main program for the application is:
>>
>>

>>M_cap = "Log Management System"
>>_screen.caption = ""
>>a = is_run32(M_cap)
>>if a > 0
>>	_screen.WindowState=1
>>	=messagebox("LOG Management System is already running on this computer.  Please use the running copy.",16,m_cap)
>>	quit
>>endif
>>_screen.closable = .f. && Turn of the close button and force File/Quit logic
>>_screen.WindowState = 2 && Startup at full screen
>>_screen.Caption = M_cap
>>release M_cap
>>set talk on
>>set console off
>>SET DELETED ON
>>public laMills, laGrades, laSpecies, m_curmill, pcCompany, pcLocation, pcHcomPort
>>* set default to c:\vfplogs
>>if not used('system')
>>	use system in 0
>>endif
>>pcCompany = system.coname
>>pcLocation = system.locname
>>m_curmill = system.mill
>>pcHcomPort = system.hcomport
>>use
>>
>>dimension laMills(40), laSpecies(50), laGrades(50)
>>set century on
>>do main.mpr
>>
>>define window x from 0,0 to 200,340 fill file backgrnd.jpg  &&c0238.jpg &&
>>* define window x from 0,0 to 70,140 fill file backgrnd.jpg  &&c0238.jpg &&
>>activate window x
>>zoom window x max
>>if file ("startmsg.txt")
>>	run /n notepad startmsg.txt
>>	do form startmsg
>>endif
>>
>>do form login
>>* on key label f9 do testbell
>>on key label f9 do ringbell
>>if trim(m_secure) = 'Login Failed'
>>	quit
>>else
>>	read events
>>endif
>>
>>

>>
>>The ringbell program is very simple
>>
>>

>>set bell to "error.wav"
>>set bell on
>>?? chr(7)
>>set bell to
>>set bell off
>>
>>

>>
>>What other conditions or commands would effect the sounding of the bell.
>>
>>Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Years ago I ran into similar issues - you might want to look at the short thread API Call to ring system bell/play .WAV Thread #258772 Message #258772 . Probably the most reliable way to play your sound is via an API call such as Anatoliy outlines.
>
>However, when looking through the old threads I found a tip from DraganN which might be worth a try:
>

>* Instead of
>?? CHR(7)
>* try
>WAIT CHR(7) NOWAIT
>

Thanks for the thoughts. I tried both with no success.

Any other ideas?

Alan