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From: jlawler@Apple.COM (John Lawler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Hypercard GS and sound
Message-ID: <50649@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 22 Mar 91 21:42:44 GMT
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In article <1991Mar21.192953.10081@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> jxc19@po.CWRU.Edu (Jason Chao) writes:
>
>  How do you play back a digitized sound file? The skimpy
>documentation states that you can play back digitized files, but
>does not say how, or exactly what format is required. Do I have
>to go out and buy the whole script programming book to find out?

To play a digitized sound, you use the play command. For instance, if you
have a sound called "Bartman", you would type 
    play "Bartman"

Note that the sound has to be of the appropriate sound resource type. The
format is type $8024, and is documented on page 147 of the HyperCard IIgs
Script Language Guide (ISBN 0-201-57766-6). Converting existing GS sound
formats to the $8024 format is pretty easy, and a lot of people on the nets
(GEnie, etc) are working on converters.

Hope this helps.

-John

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