4 replies to this topic

[Plastic]

Hi,
I found a weird bug in the MCI_command() function.
It works when I use this:

{
  MCI_command(' open "applause.wav" alias "applause" ');
  MCI_command(' play "applause" ');
}

But it doesn't work when I try this:

{
  MCI_command(" open 'applause.wav' alias 'applause' ");
  MCI_command(" play 'applause' ");
}

Why does my code work when I use singular quotes, and why doesn't my code work when I use double quotes?
Is this a bug?
I'm using , so I don't know if it has been fixed in newer versions.
I would like to hear why my second code doesn't work.

Edit: Problem solved. The reason why my second code didn't work was because single and double quotes can't be interchanged in the MCI command.

Edited by Plastic, 16 April 2012 - 03:11 PM.

[Plastic]

I would like to know why my code doesn't work. My problem is still unsolved.

[JacksonYarr]

Greetings,

Since MCI commands are handled by Windows and not GameMaker, single and double quotes are not interchangeable. Whilst GameMaker isn't strict on their usage, certain languages are. Often double quotes are used to represent a string, and single quotes to represent a single character (The char variable type).

It certainly isn't a bug though, you just need to remember not to use single quotes in any arguments being passed to a Windows command.

Hope this helps,
JacksonYarr

[Plastic]

Greetings,

Since MCI commands are handled by Windows and not GameMaker, single and double quotes are not interchangeable. Whilst GameMaker isn't strict on their usage, certain languages are. Often double quotes are used to represent a string, and single quotes to represent a single character (The char variable type).

It certainly isn't a bug though, you just need to remember not to use single quotes in any arguments being passed to a Windows command.

Hope this helps,
JacksonYarr

Thanks for the reply!
I thought one could use both single and double quotes in GameMaker.
That solves my problem.

[Desert Dog]

Sweet, that's good to know. Cheers, JacksonYarr!