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MessageBeep

The MessageBeep function plays a waveform sound. The waveform sound for each sound type is identified by an entry in the [sounds] section of the registry.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function MessageBeep Lib "user32" Alias "MessageBeep" (ByVal wType As Long) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
User32

Parameter Information
- uType
Specifies the sound type, as identified by an entry in the [sounds] section of the registry. This parameter can be one of the following values:
0xFFFFFFFF
Standard beep using the computer speaker
MB_ICONASTERISK
SystemAsterisk
MB_ICONEXCLAMATION
SystemExclamation
MB_ICONHAND
SystemHand
MB_ICONQUESTION
SystemQuestion
MB_OK
SystemDefault

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006