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POc threads - why does mmsystem (using mciSendString) not play the sound file?
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copied!<p>I want my game to play some sfx. At the beginning, I open some mp3 file <code>mciSendString("open Muzle.mp3 alias Muzle");</code>.</p> <p>My problem is that <code>mciSendString("play Muzle from 0");</code> still causes a little lag and the game has to play the sounds frequently.</p> <p>In another question, I read that using threads will solve the problem. I'm completely new to using threads. The problem now is that the sound doesn't play :p . I verified that the thread runs properly by giving a cout at the end.</p> <p>I have this function now:</p> <pre><code>void Shout(string SoundName){ string FNstr; wstring FNwstr; FNstr = "play " + SoundName + " from 0"; FNwstr.assign(FNstr.begin(), FNstr.end()); mciSendString(FNwstr.c_str(), NULL, 0, NULL); Sleep(2000); cout << "Test woi\n"; } </code></pre> <p>(I tried without Sleep too. I wonder if I need it, because if the thread reaches the end, it might get deleted and the sound terminated... I'm not sure how threads or the mmsystem work)</p> <p>If I simply call this <code>Shout()</code> function, it will play the sound, do the Sleep(2000), and then cout. Everything worked fine. But I have to use threads, so I try:</p> <pre><code>thread(Shout, "Muzle"); </code></pre> <p>and I got error: abort() has been called. I figured out I may need to detach the thread:</p> <pre><code>thread t(Shout, "Muzle"); t.detach(); </code></pre> <p>With this, everything looked to work fine (after 2 seconds, I see the "Test woi" printed on the console), but no sound was played.</p> <p>Hmm, so thanks for reading everything ^.^ . Do you know how to solve this problem?</p>

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