boolean PlayTone(BSTR pszFileName)
Function PlayTone(pszFileName As String) As Boolean
Performs beeps following sounds in Tone file.
Return value
True=successful, false=error, unknown file,
RF link lost.
Parameters
pszFileName
The name of the tone file (up to 8 characters).
Remarks
You need to build a Tone in the application.
The built Tone is sent to the terminal that stores it in a file.
The Client program reads this file to perform the beeps.
The name must contain legal characters for MS-DOS filenames. Do not
include dots (.) and other special characters (* , $ \ : etc).
Example
Public wsRfTone As New RFTONE
Public Sub Main()
' Storing an "error" tone
wsRfTone.ClearTones ' Clear the current tone
wsRfTone.AddTone 2800, 500 ' add tone frequency and duration
wsRfTone.AddTone 1400, 500
wsRfTone.AddTone 2800, 500
wsRfTone.AddTone 1400, 500
' Warning, give a valid DOS file Name (8.3) W/O extension
wsRfTone.StoreTone "MyTone" ' Store tone as a file
wsRfTone.PlayTone "MyTone"
wsRfTone.DeleteToneFile
"MyTone"
End Sub
See also RFTONE, AddTone, StoreTone, DeleteToneFile