Shoutbox

Yeah, it says false.

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As you can read in the Official Scripting Documentation

Syntax
[boolean] PlaySound(
    [string] SoundFile
    [number,optional] MaxPlayTime
);

Parameters: SoundFile
[string] Path to the sound file to play. The path is relative to the script's directory by default, to override this behavior, prefix the path with "\". Example: "\C:\directory\sound.mp3". If this string is empty, the current sound playing is stopped and the function returns.

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Originally posted by roflmao456
btw, for a single backslash ( \ ) you have to put two. so

\\

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MsgPlus.PlaySound("\\C:\\Program Files\\Messenger Plus! Live\\Scripts\\Wakealert\\wakeupfaggot.mp3");

or if you put the mp3 in the same directory as your script:
MsgPlus.PlaySound("wakeupfaggot.mp3");


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PS: glargle, make also sure the MP3 is an actual proper MP3. Also, Plus! can play many formats, but it is quite possible that some subformats can't be played.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
PS: glargle, make also sure the MP3 is an actual proper MP3. Also, Plus! can play many formats, but it is quite possible that some subformats can't be played.

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I thought about the file format, but wasn't sure. I tried PlaySound with the ScriptFilesPath and it worked occasionally... Does that still have to have the \\ at the start or not?

OK I'm confused now, it turns out it was the .mp3 that wouldn't play, because I tried using a .wav and it plays fine.

The problem is, the .wav plays when I put it in a script to just play that file, but when I put it in the Wakealert script, it won't play.

Edit: I got it to work with roflmao456's script. Thanks alot everyone!

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
I thought about the file format, but wasn't sure. I tried PlaySound with the ScriptFilesPath and it worked occasionally... Does that still have to have the \\ at the start or not?

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If you want the path to be absolute then yes, you need the have the \ character at the start of the path string. And to have a \ character in JScript you need to enter either the string "\\" or enter the character as a ascii code like "\x5C".

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
I thought about the file format, but wasn't sure. I tried PlaySound with the ScriptFilesPath and it worked occasionally... Does that still have to have the \\ at the start or not?

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If you want the path to be absolute then yes, you need the have the \ character at the start of the path string. And to have a \ character in JScript you need to enter either the string "\\" or enter the character as a ascii code like "\x5C".

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And this is why I think Patchou needs to amend the documentation to make it easier for new people to understand for this stuff to do with files.  He should at least put it in the remarks section, isn't that why it is there after all?

In one way I totally agree.

Although knowing that the \ character is an 'escape' character used for entering literal characters or characters by their ascii code, etc is actually basic knowledge when you work with JScript (and many many other languages for that matter).

An example (where the double backslash is used) wouldn't hurt though.
But I think a "more in depth explaination" of the use of characters and stuff and especially the backslash in JScript is not on its place there; that belongs in the 'string' section in the Jscript documentation...



EDIT: Spelling mistake fixed. Thx markee, keep them coming