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Chapter 2 - Sound Manager / Sound Manager Reference

Sound Manager Routines / Obtaining Information

SndSoundManagerVersion

You can use SndSoundManagerVersion to determine the version of the Sound Manager tools available on a computer.

FUNCTION SndSoundManagerVersion: NumVersion;

DESCRIPTION

The SndSoundManagerVersion function returns a version number that contains the same information as in the first 4 bytes of a 'vers' resource. You might use the SndSoundManagerVersion function to determine if a computer has the enhanced Sound Manager, which is necessary for multichannel sound and for continuous plays from disk.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

You can call the SndSoundManagerVersion function at interrupt time.

ASSEMBLY-LANGUAGE INFORMATION

The trap macro and routine selector for the SndSoundManagerVersion function are

Trap macro	Selector
_SoundDispatch	$000C0008

SEE ALSO

For information on how to use the SndSoundManagerVersion function to determine whether the enhanced Sound Manager is available, see "Obtaining Version Information" on page 2-34.