> Hi there > How can I know if the computer has sound playback capability? > > I.e. I don't think the soundEnabled can give me that answer. > If a computer will run Director 7 or later, it's bound to have sound playback capability. I think just about every computer made since 1995 has that--that would include the original Pentium, which is too slow for D7 projectors.
You might check the soundDeviceList. Other than that, I don't know a way to do it in code--we just make it part of the minimum spec. You could always ask the user--that's probably the best option anyway. The machine could have a sound card but no speakers, the sound could be muted on the system level, the sound card could be malfunctioning, it could be a ThinkPad--in other words, too many things can go wrong that you can't account for in code. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
