Re: using PlaySound within a dll


"stacy" <stacyirish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have tried app.hInstance and I thought it must be wrong since the
> sound did not play... I guess my problem may not be the hModule
> parameter. PlaySound is returning true when I run it but I still do
> not hear anything... and yes, the sound is turned up though I'm sure I
> must be doing something equally stupid since I can't get it to work.
>
> I had read to use PlaySound and not sndPlaySound but I have tried both
> and gotten the same result.


It won't work within the IDE because the hInstance is actually that of VB.
Compile your project(s) and run those and it should work.

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP Visual Basic


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