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Re: quiet beep


From: Robert A. Macy
Subject: Re: quiet beep
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:49:49 -0700

if I use ...
>> printf("^G")
^Gans = 2
>>

or use the ctrl-G sequence...
>> printf("")
ans = 0
>>

or use the keyboard trick of alt 7...
>> printf("")
ans = 0
>>

how did you get ctrl-G to even appear on the line?

   - Robert -

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:09:54 +0100
 Geraint Paul Bevan <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Robert A. Macy wrote:
> > Perfect.  Thank you.
> > 
> > but...change of subject...this is quiet
> > 
> >>>printf("this is a test\n\a")
> > 
> > this is a test
> > ans = 16
> > 
> > 
> > also...
> > 
> >>>printf("\a")
> > 
> > ans = 1
> > 
> > 
> > Even as a script file this is quiet on both the Win98
> and
> > on the WinXP
> 
> 
> You may have the windows message beep disabled, but
> perhaps you could
> try to print the literal character ^G (ctrl-G):
> 
> printf("^G");
> 
> - --
> Geraint Bevan
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geraint.bevan
>



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