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* '''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, to emulate QBasic's beeping through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_speaker PC speaker]. | ||
=== QBasic/QuickBASIC === | |||
==QBasic/QuickBASIC== | |||
* Older programs may attempt to produce a BEEP by printing [[CHR$]](7) to the screen. This is no longer supported in QB64 after '''version 1.000'''. | * Older programs may attempt to produce a BEEP by printing [[CHR$]](7) to the screen. This is no longer supported in QB64 after '''version 1.000'''. | ||
** You may have to replace instances of PRINT CHR$(7) in older programs to the [[BEEP]] statement to maintain the legacy functionality. | ** You may have to replace instances of PRINT CHR$(7) in older programs to the [[BEEP]] statement to maintain the legacy functionality. | ||
Revision as of 00:22, 28 January 2023
The BEEP statement produces a beep sound through the sound card.
Syntax
Description
- BEEP can be placed anywhere to alert the user that there is something to do or an error has occurred.
- QB64 produces the actual "beep" sound through the PC's sound card, to emulate QBasic's beeping through the PC speaker.
QBasic/QuickBASIC
- Older programs may attempt to produce a BEEP by printing CHR$(7) to the screen. This is no longer supported in QB64 after version 1.000.
- You may have to replace instances of PRINT CHR$(7) in older programs to the BEEP statement to maintain the legacy functionality.
See also