PRB: OLE Error Message "0x80010105: The Server Threw an Exception" When You Play a Sound (316332)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q316332

SYMPTOMS

If you play a .wav file that is stored in a general field by using an @ say command, you may receive the following error message:
OLE error code 0x80010105: The server threw an exception.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use a memo binary field instead of a general field. Copy the sound to a temporary file, and then use the set bell to command to play the sound. The following sample code demonstrates this method: 
* If the file already exists, you are not prompted to overwrite it.
SET SAFETY OFF

* The NOCPTRANS clause makes this a binary memo field.
CREATE TABLE testsound (sound M NOCPTRANS)

APPEND BLANK 
APPEND MEMO sound FROM GETFILE("wav")

* Copy the sound from the table to a file.
COPY MEMO sound TO "temp.wav"
SET BELL TO "temp.wav", 1
?? CHR(7)
SET BELL TO

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

  1. Run the following code. When the dialog box appears, select a .wav file:
    SET SAFETY OFF

CREATE TABLE testsound (sound G)

APPEND BLANK
APPEND GENERAL sound FROM GETFILE("wav")

@1,1 SAY testsound.sound verb "play"
  2. If you are running one of the listed operating systems, you receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2004
Keywords:kbCodeSnippet kbprb KB316332
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