Thanks Rohit (and Colin),
Rohit - why forgive me? I presume that you are familiar with Datran...
;-)
Anyway, I digress.
It may well be that it is being redirected as you say (I have a sound card
installed, but it has not been configured correctly). I shall remove or
configure the soundcard and see what happens.
Thanks,
Michael
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> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Producing a system beep
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> After forgiving you for working for Qtech..... :-)
>
> From memory, the problem is that windows can redirect speaker
> beeps to the audio-system. And if you have no audio speakers or
> they are turned off, you dont get anything. I have a setup option
> in my apps. If you really want to use the PC speaker, try the beep
> function, it takes freq and ms. Otherwise use Messagebeep.
>
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> From: Michael White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [DUG]: Producing a system beep
> Date sent: Fri, 26 May 2000 15:43:18 +1200
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> > I want to produce a default system beep in an app to alert the user to
> an
> > error (they will be using a barcode scanner, so will not be watching the
> > screen). I'm developing the app in D4.
> > I thought that using the Beep call would produce the desired result, but
> it
> > appears not to be the case.....
> > On my PC (running Win95), the above call does not create a beep (a faint
> > *click* is audible though).
> > On another PC (running WinNT), the beep is heard.
> > On our client's PC (running Win98), the beep is not heard.
> >
> > Have also tried the MessageBeep API call (which I believe is what is
> called
> > by the Delphi Beep procedure).
> >
> > What am I missing here? Any suggestions?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Michael White
> > Software Developer
> > QTECH Data Systems Ltd
> >
> >
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