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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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* | * 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. | ||
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* [[SOUND]], [[PLAY]] | * [[SOUND]], [[PLAY]] | ||
* [[_SNDPLAY]] | * [[_SNDPLAY]], [[_SNDRAW]] | ||
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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
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
v0.610
all
yes
yes
yes
- 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