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beep

Syntax

    beep {numberOfTimes}

Description

Command; causes the computer's speaker to beep the number of times specified by `numberOfTimes`. If `numberOfTimes` is missing, the beep occurs once.

| In Windows, the beep is the sound assigned in the Sounds Properties dialog box.
| For the Macintosh, the beep is the sound selected from Alert Sounds on the Sound control panel. If the volume on the Sound control panel is set to 0, the menu bar flashes instead.

Example

This statement causes two beeps if the Answer field is empty:

    if field "Answer" = EMPTY then beep 2