Batch Program Tip

[macdad-]

if you want to add sound to you batch file such as when your displaying an important message, you can use CTRL+G to tell the computer to beep so you can get the user's attention
example:

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echo This is an important message^G
the ^G is CTRL+G. just press this key combination were you want it and it will beep on the line you put it on.

Hope this tip comes in handy.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

How do you put it in a batch file? As far as I'm aware of, it can only be done if you input it in the Command Line.

[Dias de verano]

Yes, how do you get it in the line?

And what do you do if your PC doesn't have a speaker? Mine doesn't.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

And what do you do if your PC doesn't have a speaker? Mine doesn't.

On two of our family computers, the sound plays through the motherboard speakers.
On my laptop, it uses the speakers.

[Dias de verano]

And what do you do if your PC doesn't have a speaker? Mine doesn't.

On two of our family computers, the sound plays through the motherboard speakers.
On my laptop, it uses the speakers.

That's what I meant. I have a little Shuttle and it does not have a motherboard speaker, so the CTRL-G beep is impossible to use. It doesn't come out of the external speakers either. I'd have to play a WAV.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Strange? What about looking at volume control?

[Dias de verano]

It never has done in all the 3 years I have owned the Shuttle. I don't have "PC Beep" on my volume control, I have "PC Speaker", even though there isn't one on the motherboard. It is set at max. My PC has never beeped, ever.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Interesting......anyways, let's wait for Macdad to answer our question. 

[macdad-]

ok to enter CTRL+G into the batch program just type out a command like so

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echo This is an important messagethen right after you type that, just do the key combination CTRL + G (the + sign is not included)

then you should get this after you do that key combination

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echo This is an important message^G
thats how you put it in a batch program, so far i know for sure that CTRL + G works with the echo command, but all that CTRL + G does is tell DOS to beep once it gets to the line that has ^G.

so look at this

line 1:pause
line 2:echo This works^G
line 3:pause

DOS know to only beep when it gets to line 2 because ^G is on line 2. and yes DOS beeps through the Motherboard Speaker if you dont have external speakers or your speakers are turned off.

does that help?

[Dias de verano]

Well, I don't have a motherboard speaker, my external speakers are turned on, and I heard nothing.

and XP command prompt is not DOS.

[macdad-]

and XP command prompt is not DOS.

ok but you know wat i mean

and are your speakers plugged in? did you do the key combination CTRL + G, instead of just typing ^G?

[Dias de verano]

yes, and yes

[macdad-]

thats weird. Does your speakers work when you try to play other sounds?

[Dias de verano]

I can hear wavs, mp3s, sound tracks of movies etc.

[macdad-]

huh. that just leaves me scratching my head. But i promise you Dias that CTRL + G does make a beep. it says here http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/msdos/suppdisk.mspx?mfr=true

Scroll down to "Inserting control characters" is were it says that.