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qb64/internal/help/BEEP.txt
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The [[BEEP]] statement produces a beep sound through the sound card.
{{PageSyntax}}
: [[BEEP]]
{{PageDescription}}
* [[BEEP]] can be placed anywhere to alert the user that there is something to do or an error has occurred.
* '''QB64''' produces the actual "beep" sound through the PC's sound card, to emulate QBasic's beeping through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_speaker PC speaker].
{{PageQBasic}}
* Older programs may attempt to produce a BEEP by printing [[CHR$]](7) to the screen. This is no longer supported in QB64 after '''version 1.000'''.
** You may have to replace instances of PRINT CHR$(7) in older programs to the [[BEEP]] statement to maintain the legacy functionality.
{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[SOUND]], [[PLAY]]
* [[_SNDPLAY]] {{text|(play sound files)}}
* [[_SNDRAW]] {{text|(play frequency waves)}}
{{PageNavigation}}