How to PlaySound in C++

Question

i try to play a music file in my coding, but failed. i have my music file in the same folder which save .cpp file.

can someone help me?

my code is:

#include <iostream> 

#include <windows.h>

int main() { 
PlaySound("kenny g.WAV", NULL, SND_ASYNC); 

}

Answer 1

Can you use absolute path and check if it is path error?

Ex: PlaySound("C:\\kenny g.WAV", NULL, SND_ASYNC);

Answer 2

You need to use the absolute path, make sure that you're sending a filename (use SND_FILENAME flag), and pause the program long enough to play the sound file (e.g., use getchar()). You need to link the winmm.lib library in your project settings, and #include windows.h and mmsystem.h in the header.

#include <windows.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>

int main() {
    PlaySound((LPCSTR) "C:\\kenny g.WAV", NULL, SND_FILENAME | SND_ASYNC);
    getchar();
}

API: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms712879%28VS.85%29.aspx
That should be it. Let me know, thanks!

Answer 3

int main() { 
    PlaySound("kenny g.WAV", NULL, SND_ASYNC); 
}

With the SND_ASYNC flag your program can (and it will) terminate immediatelly!

Try PlaySound("kenny g.WAV", NULL, SND_SYNC); first to see if it works.

Answer 4

Speaking about the path, your data file should be where your executable is, not where your source file is, if the path is not absolute.

And yeah, this very question has been asked 9 years ago ;)

Answer 5

Did you manage to fix this? I'm getting the same error...