Work around for Beep not working on RunRev 2.7.x+

[Stephen Barncard]

often a sound file works better than a beep for signaling


repeat with n = 1 to 4
   play "beep.aif"
   wait until the sound is done
end repeat




>Bill wrote:
>>I have rev 2.8 build 350 on powerbook g4
>>
>>When I type beep (in message box) it beeps once
>>When I type beep one it beeps once
>>When I type beep two it beeps once
>>When I type beep three it beeps twice
>>When  I type beep four it beeps three times
>>
>>Etc.
>
>Normal behavior. See the docs:
>
>"Cross-platform note:  Windows and OS X do not execute the beep 
>command if it's issued while a beep is playing. This means that if 
>you specify a numberOfTimes on a Windows or OS X system, the user 
>might hear fewer beeps because not all of them are sent to the 
>speaker. To ensure that the user hears a specific number of beeps, 
>use a loop with a wait command (where the wait time is at least as 
>long as the beep sound's duration) after each beep:"
>
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stephen barncard
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