BSF

• File: BSF.STX, linked to library STX.LIB
• Title: soundfile handling

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NewDialog	—	OpenDialog
Open	—	Close	—	CloseAll
Select	—	Truncate

Variables and items used by this library

name	type	description
@ParSoundFileNew	global variable	default values for function NewDialog
@ListAudioSampleCode	global variable	list of defined sample code keywords
@MaxAudioChannels	global variable	maximum number of soundfile channels
@MaxAudioSRate	global variable	maximum sampling rate in Hz
@ListAudioSRate	global variable	list of standard sampling rate values
@TempDir	global variable	directory for temporary files
BSFOpenList	table item	list of open soundfiles (only for BScript applications); this table is used by the functions Open, Close and CloseAll
SoundFileList	shell variable	name of the shared soundfile table item (see BSTXIni)

NewDialog

BSF NEWDIALOG [ srate [ ; nch ; code ]

Dialog to create a new soundfile.

argument	description	default
srate	Sampling rate in Hz	last dialog value
nch	Number of channels.	last dialog value
code	Signal sample size (number of bits) and code.	last dialog value
RESULT	description
path	The full pathname of the created soundfile.
empty string	If the dialog was canceled or the creation fails.

Notes

• This function uses a two step dialog. In the first the soundfile name is selected. The second is used to select the soundfile parameters.
• On return, the soundfile is created but not opened.

See also

OpenDialog

BSF OPENDIALOG

Dialog to open an existing soundfile.

RESULT	description
path	The full pathname of the selected soundfile.
empty string	If the dialog was canceled or the soundfile check fails.

Notes

• On return, the soundfile is checked (existence, format) but not opened.

See also