I want to write a small family of similar Msg+ plugins, all of which play sounds based on commands. Each plugin will have a different set of sounds.

At the moment, I am playing with a small, one-sound plugin, which will form the basis of the others. When I exclude the code to play the sound, the plugin compiles and runs correctly. However, when I use the PlaySound() function, it won't compile, even though I have got all the correct #include's as specified by the VC++6 online documentation and MSDN. I keep on getting error LNK2001.

Am I doing the right thing? Or should I use a different method? I can post the function call, complete with arguments, if that'll help.

Link errors: are you linking to the right library as well? check the docs for PlaySound as to which lib this would be

I'm sure Im using the correct header files, as specified in the VC++ documentation, and the MSDN. However, I just cannot get it to compile. Have you got any tricks or hacks to get it to work properly?

not just the header files, the libraries as well. as far as i recall, you set these in project options (alt+f7) on the linker tab - the name of the lib to use will be in the docs at the same place as it says what headers to use

Bloody documentation.

Thanks: I've not used VC++ much: in fact, I've only just started using it so I can write the plugins I want to write. I would have used Visual Basic, but plugins vreated using VB require a fancy installation or they won't work.

(Note to self: RTFM!)

EDIT: Pity you can't do a /sdoh in the forum

from memory.. try
#pragma comment(lib, "winmm.lib")

it should help
Patchou

if it doesnt, go to the project settings (alt+f7) linker tab and add winmm.lib (?) to the list of thinks like user32.lib etc

Adding winmm.lib to the link list in the (alt-f7) dialog worked, but now I just have to figure out how to use pointers properly. Hopefully, I'll have the first of the plugins ready by the end of the month.