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soundKeepDevice

Syntax

the soundKeepDevice

Description

System property; for Windows only, prevents the sound driver from unloading and reloading each time a sound needs to play. The default value is TRUE.

You may need to set this property to FALSE before playing a sound to ensure that the sound device is unloaded and made available to other applications or processes on the computer after the sound has finished.

Setting this property to FALSE may adversely affect performance if sound playback is used frequently throughout the Director application.

This property can be tested and set.

Example

This statement sets the soundKeepDevice property to FALSE:

set the soundKeepDevice = FALSE