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sound <snd>		statement

Syntax:
sound soundIDPascalString
sound %resIDNumber
sound &soundHandle&

Description:
This statement plays a synthesized sound which is in the "snd" format. The soundIDPascalString parameter identifies the sound you want to play; you can construct this string in any of the following ways:

• By resource name: Set soundIDPascalString to the name of an "snd " resource in a currently open resource file. Don't use a resource name that begins with "%" or with "&", or it will be confused with the other forms discussed below.
• By resource ID number: If %myResID is the resource ID number of an "snd " resource in a currently open resource file, you can prefix the number with a percent sign:
  
      sound %myResID


• By "snd " handle: If &mySoundHandle& is a handle to a sound in "snd " format, you can construct the soundIDPascalString parameter as follows:
  
  sound &mySoundHandle&

If FutureBasic needs to load a resource to play the sound, it does not automatically release the resource after the sound stops. In this case, you should either use purgeable "snd " resources, or you should execute the sound end statement to force the resource to be released.
Sounds played using the sound <snd> statement are always played asynchronously; that is, your program continues to the next statement immediately, while the sound is playing in the background. However, if you execute a second sound <snd> statement while a previous sound is still playing in the background, the new sound won't start playing until the first sound finishes.

Example:
If you want your program to "wait" until a sound finishes before continuing, you can use
the sound% function:
sound "reallyLongSound"
while sound%
   '(stays in this loop until sound finishes)
wend

See Also:
sound%; sound <frequency>; sound end