Important Notice
The pages on this site contain documentation for very old MS-DOS software,
purely for historical purposes.
If you're looking for up-to-date documentation, particularly for programming,
you should not rely on the information found here, as it will be woefully
out of date.
PLAY Statement (Music) Details
◄Summary► ◄Details► ◄Example► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back►
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
PLAY commandstring$
Usage Notes
■ The PLAY statement uses a concept similar to DRAW in that it embeds a
music macro language in one statement - that is, a set of commands, used
as part of the PLAY statement, specifies a particular action.
See: ◄DRAW Statement►
■ To execute a PLAY command substring from a PLAY command string, use the
"X" substring command:
PLAY "X"+ VARPTR$(commandstring$)
Substring Action
═════════════════════ ═══════════════════════════════════════════
"X" + VARPTR$(string) Executes a substring
See: ◄"X", Substring Command►
■ In Visual Basic programs, use the VARPTR$(variablename) form for
variables. For example:
PLAY "X" + VARPTR$(A$)
PLAY "O=" + VARPTR$(I)
See: ◄VARPTR$ Function►