Greetings, I hope someone can remove the cloud over my project.

I am trying to use the multimedia function:
BOOL PlaySound(

    LPCSTR pszSound,
    HMODULE hmod,
    DWORD fdwSound
   );

Which is delcared within mmsystem.h.
I have tried implib'ing all multimedia libraries from the system32 directory
(this includes winmm.dll, mmsystem.dll). I am stuck! I've used the /system
switch with the implib tool and tried linking against the files over and
over. The result is always the same:

greg# dmc testwin.c winmm.lib gdi32.lib mmsystem.lib
link testwin,,,winmm+gdi32+mmsystem+user32+kernel32/noi;
OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved

testwin.obj(testwin)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _PlaySoundA@12

--- errorlevel 1

I have tried compiling "as is" with borland and the results are success.
-- 
-Gregory Peet

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Golden Rule of Open-Source Programming:
"Don't whine about something unless you are going to implement it yourself."

Below is the smallest possible code I can use to give an example. Try compiling this, if you can get it to work, please post how you did it. I can get this to compile on other compilers except dmc. Make sure you have the chimes.wav (c:\windows\media\chimes.wav)  in your directory:

#include <windows.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>

int main()
{
    PlaySound("chimes.wav", NULL, SND_FILENAME);
    return(0);
}

In article <bb666j$1u07$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Gregory Peet says...
>
>Below is the smallest possible code I can use to give an example. Try

Try linking with winmm.lib

Richard

Do you mean a winmm.lib that comes with the retail version? I haven't received the CD yet. I have been trying to link with a winmm.lib I imported from the dll under system32.

"Richard Grant" <fractal@clark.net> wrote in message news:bb6iq5$77l$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> In article <bb666j$1u07$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Gregory Peet says...
> >
> >Below is the smallest possible code I can use to give an example. Try
>
> Try linking with winmm.lib
>
> Richard
>
>

The problem is that Windows doesn't use @n decoration for it's internal DLLs, so simply implibing winmm.dll doesn't help.

Nic Tiger.

"Gregory Peet" <admin@gregpeet.com> wrote in message news:bb6iuk$aep$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Do you mean a winmm.lib that comes with the retail version? I haven't received the CD yet. I have been trying to link with a winmm.lib I
imported
> from the dll under system32.
>
> "Richard Grant" <fractal@clark.net> wrote in message news:bb6iq5$77l$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > In article <bb666j$1u07$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Gregory Peet says...
> > >
> > >Below is the smallest possible code I can use to give an example. Try
> >
> > Try linking with winmm.lib
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
>
>

In article <bb666j$1u07$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Gregory Peet says...

ooops. I see you tried with winmm.lib. Not sure, but your sample compiled fine for me.

If you have dmc libunres, you can try to see if the lib has the routine:

C:\dm\lib>libunres /p winmm.lib

..
_PlaySound@12
_PlaySoundA@12
_PlaySoundW@12

Richard

Thanks to all. I know that the dll doesn't have the needed decoration, I was just trying with hopeful aspirations. The lib file isn't even useable (nothing is listed with libunres - fatal opening error lol). I will just have to wait for the cd to arrive. I don't much care for installing the *huge/bulky* win32 PSDK for just one file. Who says my apps need sound anyway...at least for now =P

-- 
-Gregory Peet

STLSoft FAQ:
http://stlsoft.gregpeet.com

Golden Rule of Open-Source Programming:
"Don't whine about something unless you are going to implement it yourself."

If you want to use DirectShow later, you will have to install and setup *huge/bulky* win32 PSDK anyway :-)

Nic Tiger.

"Gregory Peet" <admin@gregpeet.com> wrote in message news:bb6jls$1357$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Thanks to all. I know that the dll doesn't have the needed decoration, I
was
> just trying with hopeful aspirations. The lib file isn't even useable (nothing is listed with libunres - fatal opening error lol). I will just have to wait for the cd to arrive. I don't much care for installing the *huge/bulky* win32 PSDK for just one file. Who says my apps need sound anyway...at least for now =P
>
> --
> -Gregory Peet
>
> STLSoft FAQ:
> http://stlsoft.gregpeet.com
>
> Golden Rule of Open-Source Programming:
> "Don't whine about something unless you are going to implement it
yourself."
>
>

True indeed, but I prefer SDL (www.libsdl.org) for 2D graphics over the MSSDK. I also prefer OpenGL for 3D graphics over the MSSDK. My personal opinion is that M$'s framework is terrible. Their hungarian notation isn't even consistent and it isn't cross-platform (I could continue) =P

Gregory Peet wrote:
> True indeed, but I prefer SDL (www.libsdl.org) for 2D graphics over the
> MSSDK. I also prefer OpenGL for 3D graphics over the MSSDK. My personal
> opinion is that M$'s framework is terrible. Their hungarian notation isn't
> even consistent and it isn't cross-platform (I could continue) =P

Very true. SDL+OpenGL is more sane, even within one platform. And OpenGL is even faster unless you load new textures too often.

-i.