How can I play a sound that will be in the application folder?

Question

I am trying to make that when the program initialize it plays a sound, but when I pass the installer to someone else it doesn't work since the destination is not correct in their computer.

How can I refer to the file in a way that will work in others computer?

Here is the code that I used:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    private SoundPlayer unacabeza = new SoundPlayer();

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        unacabeza.SoundLocation = @"c:\Por_una_Cabeza_-_Carlos_Gardel_Gcxv7i02lXc.wav";
        unacabeza.Play();
    }
}

When installating, create a folder in C:\ProgramData\YouApplicationName for example and put your wav file in it. — FrqSalah, Oct 26 '18 at 14:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:55

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You can place the wav file in the execution folder, then replace your code with just unacabeza.SoundLocation = @"Por_una_Cabeza_-_Carlos_Gardel_Gcxv7i02lXc.wav";

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:55

giacavicchioli

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Lubbock · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-23T13:35:39.807

you can put the wav file in the Resources Folder when you do that you don't have to worry about the location or file delete by user ,you can done that by

solution Explore > Properties > double click on Resources then a new tab will open, drag and drop your wav file into it

and rebuild the project

to play the wav file from the resources all you need is

SoundPlayer test= new SoundPlayer(Properties.Resources.'filename');
test.play();

or if you just need to play the wav from the app folder you can

SoundPlayer test = new SoundPlayer(Application.StartupPath + "\\filename.wav");
SoundPlayer test = new SoundPlayer(".\\filename.wav");

How can I play a sound that will be in the application folder?

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