Play Sound

This action allows you to play a sound file. Since Windows VISTA/2008/7, Microsoft has disabled any interaction between a system service and the user desktop. This includes playing sounds as well. So if you want to use the Play Sound Action on any of this Windows Version, you will need to run the service in console mode (From command prompt with the -r option).

• Action - Play Sound*

Please note: if your machine has multiple sound cards installed, the Play Sound action uses the playback device that Windows exposes as the primary output for the service context.

If you need a different playback device, run the service under a user account whose Windows audio settings select the desired primary output. This is an advanced workaround and is usually of limited practical value on modern server systems.

Filename of the Soundfile

File Configuration field:

szFilename

Description:

Please enter the name of the sound file to play. This must be a .WAV file, other formats (like MP3) are not supported. While in theory it is possible that the sound file resides on a different machine, we highly recommend using files on the local machine only. Using remote files is officially not supported (but currently doable if you are prepared for some extra effort in getting this going).

If the file can either not be found or is not in a valid format, a system beep is emitted instead (this should - by API definition - be possible on any system).

Playcount

File Configuration field:

nCount

Description:

This specifies how many times the file is played. It can be re-played up to a hundred times.

Delay between Plays

File Configuration field:

nDelay

Description:

If multiple repeats are specified, this is the amount of time that is to be waited for between each individual play.