PRB: Cannot Hear Bell in FoxPro for Windows

ID: Q126405

2.5x 2.6x 3.00 WINDOWS kbprg

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x

SYMPTOMS

If you have installed multimedia software or a sound board, using CHR(7) to ring the bell may no longer work in FoxPro. The bell is silent whether you SET BELL TO a wave file, or to the normal system bell.

CAUSE

The multimedia software installed TIMER.DRV as a device driver in the [DEVICE] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. TIMER.DRV is causing a conflict with FoxPro and the bell is not ringing.

WORKAROUND

There are two possible resolutions to the problem:

1. Remove TIMER.DRV by choosing the Control Panel Drivers icon,

   highlighting the TIMER.DRV entry, and clicking the Remove push button.

   Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q102585
   TITLE     : How to Play Waveform (.WAV) Files in FoxPro for Windows

   This article explains how to use FOXTOOLS.FLL to call the Windows
   multimedia API to play a sound file. This article will work regardless
   of which multimedia driver is installed, or whether or not a sound
   board is installed.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please see the following related articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q102736
   TITLE     : SET BELL TO Does Not Work with PC Speaker Driver

   ARTICLE-ID: Q95317
   TITLE     : Use of SET BELL to Play a Waveform (.WAV) File in FoxPro

Keywords          : FxprgGeneral 
Version           : 2.5x 2.6x 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS