How do I play system sounds?

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1

Hi,
How do I play system sounds?
Folder ~/Library/Sounds is empty.
Thanks

2

Funny… Go to → Library
Finder opens the Library folder and indead it is empty.

Search “Sounds”, and one entry (son of Library) displays… sounds (14 items):

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3

The answer is…

One Sounds folder is in the Users:Library folder,
the other is in System:Library folder…

Compare with the above screen shot:
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4

I put this code (from the documentation, except the first line):


Var soundFile As FolderItem = Folderitem.ShowOpenFileDialog("")
If soundFile.Exists Then
  Try
    Var tada As Sound = Sound.Open(soundFile)
    tada.Play
  Catch error As IOException
    MessageBox("The sound file could not be opened. Error: " + error.Message)
  End Try
End If

Run, then click in the button and choose a sound from HD:System:Library:Sounds/

NB: do not use the “Users:Library:Sounds:” folder… excepted if you place sounds there…

5

Thanks. I tried this:

Function PlaySound(soundFile As String)
Var f As FolderItem = SpecialFolder.System.Child("Library").Child("Sounds").Child(soundFile)
If f <> Nil And f.Exists Then
  Try
    Var s As Sound
    s = s.Open(f)
    s.Play
  Catch error As IOException
    MessageBox("The sound file could not be opened. Error: " + error.Message)
   End Try
End If
6

Hi,
What sound system would you use to illustrate a successful operation and a failure/error?

7

Hi All,

Does this also work for web apps?

Tim

8

None.

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9

If your web app runs on a Mac OS X server, yes. Otherwise, the path won’t exist.