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from: `Peter Louwen`
date: 1999-03-13 00:00:00
subject: sound

 -=> Quoting zoop@clubi.ie to All <=-

 zo> I need to produce a sound (siren to be exact),  I have no idea how to
 zo> do this.

For PC's & Turbo Pascal only:

USES Crt;

PROCEDURE FlushKbdBuffer;
{ -- Empty the keyboard buffer, i.e. ignore all pending key presses. }
INLINE($B4/$0C/   { -- mov  AH, $0C                                          }
       $B0/$FF/   { -- mov  AL, $FF ; value of AL is irrelevant, as long as  }
                  { --              ; it doesn't equal 1, 6, 7, 8 or $0A.    }
       $CD/$21);  { -- int  $21                                              }

PROCEDURE siren(CONST nbr: word);
{ -- Note: leave out the "CONST" in the line above if you are using TP 6 or
  -- earlier. }
CONST minval =  800;  { -- Adapt as necessary. }
      maxval = 2000;  { -- Ditto.              }
VAR i, counter: word;
BEGIN IF nbr = 0 THEN exit;

      FlushKbdBuffer;

      counter:=0;
      REPEAT inc(counter);
             FOR i:=minval     TO maxval DO BEGIN delay(1); sound(i) END;
             FOR i:=maxval DOWNTO minval DO BEGIN delay(1); sound(i) END
      UNTIL KeyPressed OR (counter = nbr);

      nosound  { -- Do not omit ! }
END;

{ -- Main: }

BEGIN write('Press a key to end this infernal racket ... ');
      siren($FFFF)
END.

Peter

.. If Windows sucked it would be good for something.    
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