How do I convert a System::IO::Stream^ to an LPCSTR for PlaySound?
- by Jon Cage
I'm trying to embed and then play back a .wav file in a C++/CLI app but all the examples I've seen which use PlaySound are in VB. I can't see how to get froma Stream^ to the LPCSTR which PlaySound requires:
System::IO::Stream^ s = Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly()->GetManifestResourceStream ("Ping.wav");
LPCSTR buf = s->????;
PlaySound(buf, NULL, SND_ASYNC|SND_MEMORY|SND_NOWAIT);
I guess I need some sort of horrible .net memory conversion magic.