"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message
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> "Jack Sadie" <jacksa***@btinternet.com> schrieb
>> Armin,
>> Renewing my request for help to have a different Windows Start Sound
>> for each day of the week.
>>
>> I have started again completely. Opened a new project called Windows
>> Application 1 and immediately selected the menu View/Code and
>> entered the text amended as suggested so that
>> Form 1.vb* now reads:
>
>
> I don't know how the code looks in your Form1.vb because if you paste it
> here it is changed. This should work:
>
>   Private Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" Alias _
>      "sndPlaySoundA" (ByVal FileName As String, _
>      ByVal Flags As Integer) As Boolean
>
>   Private Sub Form1_Load( _
>      ByVal sender As System.Object, _
>      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
>      Handles MyBase.Load
>
>      Dim day As Integer
>      Dim filename As String
>      day = Weekday(Now, FirstDayOfWeek.System)
>      filename = "C:\start sound\day" & day & ".wav"
>      MsgBox(sndPlaySound(filename, 1))
>
>
>   End Sub
>
>
> As I've written in the other thread (I believe I did), I hope you did not
> delete the "Windows Forms Designer generated Code" region.
>
> BTW, you should keep answering in the thread you've already started
> because otherwise I have to search for it and other people don't know what
> we are talking about.
>
>
> End Sub
>

"Jack Sadie" <jacksa***@btinternet.com> schrieb
> OK !! we're really getting somewhere at last.
> Found the .exe file in a subdirectory of .bin and put in start-up
> folder. Rebooted and lo and behold! The music she played - correct
> day too. Checked that  too by re-setting the date and re-booting.
> Same again correct music for day selected.
> Many thanks are due to you for all that.
> However there are still a couple of issues - some people are never
> satisfied eh!
>
> 1. When the music starts, a dialog flashes on to screen headed
> Windows Application1
> (which is the name of course) and message reads  "True" with an "OK"
> button below.
> When I press the OK button a new dialog opens which is blank except
> for the heading
> "Form1" and I can close that with the top right hand "close" button
> in the usual way.
> I'd like to get rid of all the dialogs if possible - don't mind if
> they show briefly but I
> don't want to have to delete them manually.

"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message
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> "Jack Sadie" <jacksa***@btinternet.com> schrieb
>> OK !! we're really getting somewhere at last.
>> Found the .exe file in a subdirectory of .bin and put in start-up
>> folder. Rebooted and lo and behold! The music she played - correct
>> day too. Checked that  too by re-setting the date and re-booting.
>> Same again correct music for day selected.
>> Many thanks are due to you for all that.
>> However there are still a couple of issues - some people are never
>> satisfied eh!
>>
>> 1. When the music starts, a dialog flashes on to screen headed
>> Windows Application1
>> (which is the name of course) and message reads  "True" with an "OK"
>> button below.
>> When I press the OK button a new dialog opens which is blank except
>> for the heading
>> "Form1" and I can close that with the top right hand "close" button
>> in the usual way.
>> I'd like to get rid of all the dialogs if possible - don't mind if
>> they show briefly but I
>> don't want to have to delete them manually.
>
> You remember that I inserted the msgbox to debug the problem. You can
> simply remove it.
>
> If you don't want a Form, you can reduce the application to Sub Main.
> That's the sub that is called when the program starts. Add a class to the
> project (e.g. named "App") and insert the sub main:
>
> Shared Sub Main
>
> End Sub
>
> Move the code that you currently have in Form_Load into this sub. After
> this, you can delete Form1.vb from the project. Afterwards, you will
> probably get a message from VB that Sub main isn't found. Doubleclick on
> the message in the task list and select App.Main as the new startup
> object. If you don't get the message, open the project properties and set
> Sub Main there.
>
>
>
>> 2. The music starts very late in the boot sequence - about 120
>> seconds after pressing the re-boot switch as opposed to about 40
>> seconds with a sound set via the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon in
>> Control Panel. Clearly the method you have used for setting my
>> sounds does not select a sound which is inserted via the last
>> mentioned. Is it possible to determine the place of that exe file in
>> the boot sequence? I have the StartupCop program but I think that
>> merely shows what's present and allows it to be enabled or disabled.
>
> I don't know how you can influence the order of started applications at
> startup.
>
>
> Armin

"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message
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> "Jack Sadie" <jacksa***@btinternet.com> schrieb
>> So sorry - now down with 'flu.
>> Just got up to let you know I haven't given up yet.
>
> Oh. :-( Get well soon!
>
>
> Armin

> During my sickness I did a lot of thinking about what I'm trying to
> achieve and believe there may be a MUCH better approach if you
> remain interested. In order to get the timing right, it makes sense
> to use the Windows control panel to set the start sound.
> Therefore what I'd like to design is a routine which can be set in
> the start up folder and which will:-
>
> 1. Delete FilenameX in Filepath\FolderB
> 2. If the day is Monday, copy File1 from Filepath\FolderA to
> Filepath\FolderB with the new name FilenameX, or
> 3. If the day is Tuesday, copy File2 from Filepath\FolderA to
> Filepath\FolderB with the new name FilenameX, or..........
> 4. ........etc for each day of the week.
>
> In that way the file will be changed daily, ready for the next day's
> startup, and it does not matter at what stage in the boot sequence
> it is executed. I expect it will execute after that day's sound has
> been invoked, but it would not really matter if it executed earlier.
>
> Does that make sense ?

"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message
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> "Jack Sadie" <jacksa***@btinternet.com> schrieb
>> Armin, Back again and thanks for your good wishes.
>
> I hope you feel better now. :-)
>
>> During my sickness I did a lot of thinking about what I'm trying to
>> achieve and believe there may be a MUCH better approach if you
>> remain interested. In order to get the timing right, it makes sense
>> to use the Windows control panel to set the start sound.
>> Therefore what I'd like to design is a routine which can be set in
>> the start up folder and which will:-
>>
>> 1. Delete FilenameX in Filepath\FolderB
>> 2. If the day is Monday, copy File1 from Filepath\FolderA to
>> Filepath\FolderB with the new name FilenameX, or
>> 3. If the day is Tuesday, copy File2 from Filepath\FolderA to
>> Filepath\FolderB with the new name FilenameX, or..........
>> 4. ........etc for each day of the week.
>>
>> In that way the file will be changed daily, ready for the next day's
>> startup, and it does not matter at what stage in the boot sequence
>> it is executed. I expect it will execute after that day's sound has
>> been invoked, but it would not really matter if it executed earlier.
>>
>> Does that make sense ?
>
> Not to me. Sorry. :-) You are saying "next day's startup" - what if it's
> started 3 days later? Wrong sound. I think the way you did it before is
> much more straightforward: Play the sound for the day when it's started.
>
>
>> TIA  =:>)~   (~ is because I have a beard!)
>
> From today I don't have one anymore. :)   (but I do have a nose ;o)
>
>
> Armin