Batch sounds.

[Two-eyes]

dangit....didn't come to mind...silly me

Thanks

[Boozu]

Ok well this is how I did a simple s.o.s.

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@echo off

echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 >NUL
echo 

So copy that to a batch file and play it. I hope no problems come up because of the copy past over the web.

[Two-eyes]

Thanks for the code . (but i still don't know how to interpret morse...to Google)

At S.T.:

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c:\>sleep /?

Arguments are: Sleep <seconds>

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Two-Eyes %

[Boozu]

Well it is supposed to be interpreted as ...---... dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot that is S O S as in I NEAD HELP!!! Even is different countries have a different code I think SOS is the same. I don't think it is any different though. Maby if the language uses non standard English symbols.

[Two-eyes]

ahhh got it.  I thought that the space between the beeps mattered, but the beeps themselves are the letters.  thanks, looking forward for other

Two-Eyes %

[Salmon Trout]

Thanks for the code . (but i still don't know how to interpret morse...to Google)

At S.T.:

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c:\>sleep /?

Arguments are: Sleep <seconds>

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Two-Eyes %

There are various programs called "sleep.exe" around on the Web. The one I use is the official Microsoft version in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit, available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en#QuickInfoContainer

Lots of other goodies in the Reskit.

After installation, (as it says in the "Instruction" section on that page, under the list of programs), the programs are located in the %Program Files%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools folder.

[Boozu]

Salmon Trout (love you name fish fish) that is an add-on more or less and unless all users have it it wont work properly. I like using the dos comands that are built in. The sleep and whatever other comands that are added are nice but then you run into compatibility issues.

[TheHoFL]

Hmmm... i got the beeping to work. I simply copied the following from the forum post and pasted it into my bat file and saved.

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echo 

...never mind ... i didn't notice the second page ... it's been a LOOONNG week. 

[Helpmeh]

Use Ping as an almost replacement to sleep.

Ping localhost -n (time in seconds) -w 1000 > nul

[macdad-]

^G as I have found can only be added to a Batch file when copy con is used, notepad and EDIT cannot add ^G to a batch.

As far as sending different beep frequencies to the speakers they're a number of ways to do this:

1.Write a VB console app that can accept a frequency and duration that would output(I have one that might work)
2.Use a third-party utility for the job(Heres a good list: Link)

Hope this helps
,Nick(macdad-)

[Helpmeh]

Echo CTRL+G (shows ^G)> "%userprofile%\Desktop\beep.bat"

Then modify beep.bat to your purposes.

[billrich]

Echo CTRL+G (shows ^G)> "%userprofile%\Desktop\beep.bat"

Then modify beep.bat to your purposes.

That is pretty good Helpmeh.  Who told you about it?

Why do I get this one error?:
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

C:\>Echo ^G  >> beep.bat

C:\>Echo ^G  >> beep.bat

C:\>Echo ^G  >> beep.bat

C:\>beep

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>

[Salmon Trout]

The internal speaker has not been a standard item of PC hardware for some years; it is considered "legacy", like floppy and serial/parallel ports. My little Shuttle and my two Dell Optiplexes don't have them, so if I want beeps I have to play around with WAVs and use external speakers.

[BC_Programmer]

That is pretty good Helpmeh.  Who told you about it?

Why do I get this one error?:
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

C:\>Echo ^G  >> beep.bat

C:\>Echo ^G  >> beep.bat

C:\>Echo ^G  >> beep.bat

C:\>beep

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
'' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>

but of course! Control-G isn't a valid command.

you could- go this though:

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echo echo ^G>>test.bat

of course for ^G you press Control-G.

if memory serves it is the ASCII "bell" code, which I was originally intended mostly for printers, which would make the bell to call attention when they needed paper or something of that sort. (although in reality I found DOS had a habit of freezing if the Printer encountered difficulties)

Oops... actually, not printers, but early electric typewriters... well, and printers.

[Boozu]

billrich: You have to do the ^G through the comand prompt window for it to do anything.

Salmon Trout: the built in one may not be standard but if the pc has any speakers then you will hear something.