Does anyone know of a way to play a sound through DOORS?
Specifically, I need to play the sound at the end of the Word export script. The export process can be time consuming and I was hoping to provide some sort of audible alert for the completion of the export.
So far the direction my mind was going on this was:
Is it possible to call the windows API through DOORS?
Is it possible to execute sndrec32.exe from within DOORS?
My final solution (and one that I think would probably work, but which I'd rather not implement) would be to open a word document based on a special purpose template. The template would include an "on open" script which would execute VBA (call the windows API that way) and then close the word document. This seems like quite the hack though. Is there a better way?
Zetareticuli - Tue Jun 16 12:54:29 EDT 2009 |
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
IBM_Gust - Tue Jun 16 13:31:23 EDT 2009
One of many approaches is:
system "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe \"c:\\temp\\wakemeupblues.mp3\""
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
Zetareticuli - Tue Jun 16 18:40:42 EDT 2009
I went ahead and did the built-in macro in a word template and that worked, but this recommended solution is much nicer. I didn't know the syntax for system calls so if I can use this I'll change and implement sndrec32.exe with command line parameters. Thanks.
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
Tony_Goodman - Wed Jun 17 02:28:11 EDT 2009 Zetareticuli - Tue Jun 16 18:40:42 EDT 2009
I went ahead and did the built-in macro in a word template and that worked, but this recommended solution is much nicer. I didn't know the syntax for system calls so if I can use this I'll change and implement sndrec32.exe with command line parameters. Thanks.
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
IBM_Gust - Wed Jun 17 07:31:12 EDT 2009 Tony_Goodman - Wed Jun 17 02:28:11 EDT 2009
Maybe we should all extend our metrics gathering scripts to play a cheer when results are improving and a boo when things haven't improved!
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
llandale - Wed Jun 17 11:54:34 EDT 2009 Tony_Goodman - Wed Jun 17 02:28:11 EDT 2009
Maybe we should all extend our metrics gathering scripts to play a cheer when results are improving and a boo when things haven't improved!
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
Zetareticuli - Thu Jun 18 09:37:28 EDT 2009
I finally settled on sounds from Warcraft III. When exporting is complete either the "peasant" voice will say "Job's done!" or the "peon" will say "Work complete!".
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
Tony_Goodman - Fri Jun 19 03:07:01 EDT 2009 Zetareticuli - Thu Jun 18 09:37:28 EDT 2009
I finally settled on sounds from Warcraft III. When exporting is complete either the "peasant" voice will say "Job's done!" or the "peon" will say "Work complete!".
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
pete.kowalski - Sun Jun 21 16:20:06 EDT 2009 Tony_Goodman - Fri Jun 19 03:07:01 EDT 2009
Some of us really need to get out more ;-)
Here is my approach. With my example, you can give custom messages to specific users. Think of the fun you can have.
void speakToMe (string foo)
{
OleAutoObj objSAPI = oleCreateAutoObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
olePut(objSAPI, "Rate", 0)
OleAutoArgs oleAutoArgs=create
put(oleAutoArgs, foo)
oleMethod(objSAPI, "Speak", oleAutoArgs)
delete oleAutoArgs
oleCloseAutoObject(objSAPI)
}
speakToMe("After many years, I have become a Grand Master with DXL")
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
llandale - Sun Jun 21 17:33:58 EDT 2009 Tony_Goodman - Fri Jun 19 03:07:01 EDT 2009
Some of us really need to get out more ;-)
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
pete.kowalski - Sun Jun 21 19:04:10 EDT 2009 llandale - Sun Jun 21 17:33:58 EDT 2009
This IS 'out' for me. When I'm not doing this I'm REALLY a nerd.
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
dofstead - Mon Jun 22 11:22:32 EDT 2009 pete.kowalski - Sun Jun 21 19:04:10 EDT 2009
Ha ha... it is more like cout for me. People who look at my JAVA source code are tricked because they think it is C++ code.
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
dpechacek - Tue Jun 23 12:48:00 EDT 2009 dofstead - Mon Jun 22 11:22:32 EDT 2009
Pete, that sapi thing is just great... made my day! lol, thanks.
But yeah Dennis Lockshine showed me an example of that 2 years ago at the Telelogic conference. Was pretty cool.
AAI Services, Textron
dpechacek@sc-aaicorp.com
David.Pechacek@gmail.com
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
dpechacek - Tue Jun 23 12:53:35 EDT 2009 dpechacek - Tue Jun 23 12:48:00 EDT 2009
Anyone else notice that in his example, when it "speaks" it says "After many years, I have become a Grand Master with 540."? At least it does for me.
But yeah Dennis Lockshine showed me an example of that 2 years ago at the Telelogic conference. Was pretty cool.
AAI Services, Textron
dpechacek@sc-aaicorp.com
David.Pechacek@gmail.com
AAI Services, Textron
dpechacek@sc-aaicorp.com
David.Pechacek@gmail.com
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
mcnairk - Tue Jun 23 13:08:02 EDT 2009 dpechacek - Tue Jun 23 12:53:35 EDT 2009
And programming it to sing "Baby got Back" is hilarious.
AAI Services, Textron
dpechacek@sc-aaicorp.com
David.Pechacek@gmail.com
:-)
Ken.
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Re: Playing sound with DOORS.
SystemAdmin - Wed Jul 01 08:22:51 EDT 2009 dpechacek - Tue Jun 23 12:48:00 EDT 2009
Anyone else notice that in his example, when it "speaks" it says "After many years, I have become a Grand Master with 540."? At least it does for me.
But yeah Dennis Lockshine showed me an example of that 2 years ago at the Telelogic conference. Was pretty cool.
AAI Services, Textron
dpechacek@sc-aaicorp.com
David.Pechacek@gmail.com
/Kristian
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