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The [[BEEP]] statement produces a beep sound through the sound card.
The '''BEEP''' statement produces a beep sound through the sound card.




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{{PageDescription}}
{{PageDescription}}
* [[BEEP]] can be placed anywhere to alert the user that there is something to do or an error has occurred.
* The '''BEEP''' statement can be used anywhere in the code to alert the user that there is something to attend to or an error has occurred.
* '''QB64''' produces the actual "beep" sound through the PC's sound card, to emulate QBasic's beeping through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_speaker PC speaker].
* QB64 produces the actual "beep" sound through the PC's sound card, emulating QBasic's beeping through the [[Wikipedia:PC speaker|PC speaker]].




==QBasic/QuickBASIC==
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* Older programs may attempt to produce a BEEP by printing [[CHR$]](7) to the screen. This is no longer supported in QB64 after '''version 1.000'''.
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** You may have to replace instances of PRINT CHR$(7) in older programs to the [[BEEP]] statement to maintain the legacy functionality.
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* There used to be the ability to produce a beep by printing [[CHR$]](7) to the screen. This functionality was no longer available since '''QB64 v0.960''', when SDL audio was exchanged by OpenAL audio.
* In '''QB64-PE v4.0.0''' the beeping functionality using [[PRINT]] [[CHR$]](7) has been restored.




{{PageSeeAlso}}
{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[SOUND]], [[PLAY]]
* [[SOUND]], [[PLAY]]
* [[_SNDPLAY]] {{text|(play sound files)}}
* [[_SNDPLAY]], [[_SNDRAW]]
* [[_SNDRAW]] {{text|(play frequency waves)}}




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Latest revision as of 19:26, 22 November 2024

The BEEP statement produces a beep sound through the sound card.


Syntax

BEEP


Description

  • The BEEP statement can be used anywhere in the code to alert the user that there is something to attend to or an error has occurred.
  • QB64 produces the actual "beep" sound through the PC's sound card, emulating QBasic's beeping through the PC speaker.


Availability

  • There used to be the ability to produce a beep by printing CHR$(7) to the screen. This functionality was no longer available since QB64 v0.960, when SDL audio was exchanged by OpenAL audio.
  • In QB64-PE v4.0.0 the beeping functionality using PRINT CHR$(7) has been restored.


See also



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