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sound playFile

Syntax

    sound playFile whichChannel, whichFile

Description

Command; plays the AIFF, SWA, AU, or WAV sound located at `whichFile` in the sound channel specified by `whichChannel`. For the sound to be played properly, the correct MIX Xtra must be available to the movie, usually in the Xtras folder of the application.

When the sound file is in a different folder than the movie, `whichFile` must specify the full path to the file.

To play sounds obtained from a URL, it's usually a good idea to use `downloadNetThing` or `preloadNetThing()` to download the file to a local disk first. This approach can minimize problems that may occur while the file is downloading.

The `sound playFile` command streams files from disk rather than playing them from RAM. As a result, using the `sound` `playFile` command when playing digital video or when loading cast members into memory can cause conflicts when the computer tries to read the disk in two places at once.

Example

This statement plays the file named Thunder in channel 1:

    sound playFile 1, "Thunder.wav"

Example

This statement plays the file named Thunder in channel 3:

    sound playFile 3, the moviePath & "Thunder.wav"

See also

`sound stop`