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Declare Function Beep Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal dwFreq As Long, ByVal dwDuration As Long) As Long

Platforms

Windows 95: Supported.
Windows 98: Supported.
Windows NT: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
Windows 2000: Supported.
Windows CE: Not Supported.

Description & Usage

Beep plays a sound, but its exact behavior varies between platforms. Windows 95/98: The function always plays the SystemDefault system sound, regardless of the values passed to the function. Windows NT/2000: The function plays a tone through the computer's internal speaker at the desired frequency for a specified duration.

Return Value

If an error occured, the function returns 0 (use GetLastError to get the error code). If successful, the function returns a non-zero value.

Visual Basic-Specific Issues

None

Parameters

dwFreq: Windows NT/2000: The frequency, in hertz (Hz), of the tone to play. Windows 95/98: Ignored.
dwDuration: Windows NT/2000: The duration, in milliseconds, to play the desired tone. Windows 95/98: Ignored.

Example

' This code is licensed according to the terms and conditions listed here. ' Attempt to play a note at 800 Hz for 2 seconds.  This will only ' behave this way on Windows NT/2000; users of Windows 95/98 will only hear the ' default sound. Dim retval As Long  ' return value retval = Beep(800, 2000)  ' ideally, an 800 Hz tone for 2 seconds