Include .Wav Files into your .EXE File

Problem/Question/Abstract:

How to Include .Wav Files into your .EXE File

Answer:

STEP 1:

Create a resource script file (*.RC) with a simple text editor like Notepad and add the following line:

1 WAVE "MyWav.wav"

The '1' is simply the index of the resource.  The 'WAVE' specifies that we are dealing with a WAVE FILE user-defined resource.  The third and final entry is the name of the Wav file.

STEP 2:

User Borland's Resource Compiler, BRCC32.EXE, to compile it into a .RES file.  At the MS- DOS command line, type:

BRCC32 MyWav.RC

This will create a resource file called MyWav.RES.

STEP 3:

Add a compiler directive to the source code of your program.  It should immediately follow the form directive, as shown here:

{$R *.DFM}
{$R MyWAV.RES}

STEP 4:

Add the following code to your project:

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  PlaySound(PChar(1), HInstance, snd_ASync or snd_Memory or snd_Resource);
end;

You can add as many .Wav files as you want, just by adding another index number to your list, and call it using the PChar(index) in the PlaySound line.

STEP 5:

Run your program and click on the button, and enjoy.

Hint:  MMSystem must be in the uses clause!