If DoCmd Beep is not working for me (I don't hear a beep) - where would I begin to debug that problem?

Sound works on my computer. I can play MIDI files,
audio CD's. My standard wave files play OK (IE,
C:\windows\Media\tada.wav).

But running DoCmd Beep doesn't result in a sound.

What can I check?

re: If DoCmd Beep is not working for me (I don't hear a beep) - where would I begin to debug that problem?

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:25:14 -0500, MLH wrote:
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> Sound works on my computer. I can play MIDI files,
> audio CD's. My standard wave files play OK (IE,
> C:\windows\Media\tada.wav).
>
> But running DoCmd Beep doesn't result in a sound.
>
> What can I check?[/color]

Perhaps no one ever set up a sound for the Defult Beep.

Start + Control Panel + Sounds and Audio Devices + Sounds.
In the Program Events box, set a sound for the Default Beep.
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Fred
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re: If DoCmd Beep is not working for me (I don't hear a beep) - where would I begin to debug that problem?

"MLH" <CRCI@NorthState.net> wrote in message
news:7the21d5atkn8icgngvek9jrvgnnsteim8@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Sound works on my computer. I can play MIDI files,
> audio CD's. My standard wave files play OK (IE,
> C:\windows\Media\tada.wav).
>
> But running DoCmd Beep doesn't result in a sound.
>
> What can I check?[/color]

I believe it is a computer speed issue. Today's computers are too fast. What
I do is create a new procedure that puts the Beep command in a long loop.
Then it is audible to the users.

Public Sub FZBeep()
Dim i as Integer
For i=1 To 100
DoCmd.Beep
Next
End Sub

Fred Zuckerman

re: If DoCmd Beep is not working for me (I don't hear a beep) - where would I begin to debug that problem?

"MLH" <CRCI@NorthState.net> wrote in message
news:7the21d5atkn8icgngvek9jrvgnnsteim8@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Sound works on my computer. I can play MIDI files,
> audio CD's. My standard wave files play OK (IE,
> C:\windows\Media\tada.wav).
>
> But running DoCmd Beep doesn't result in a sound.
>
> What can I check?[/color]


In the control panel check under sounds what you have set for the Windows
default beep. I believe it is this sound you hear when you call it from
Access.