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to store the WAV data (sound file) into the compiled
EXE file ?

You can do this by using a resource file and API.
posted by IUnknown of Vbforums

To use the following example, create a new project and add a resource file. Insert a custom file (wav sound) into the resource file and give it a type name of "WAVE" and an ID of "MYSOUND", then paste the following code into your form module:

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Highlight AllOption Explicit Private Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" _ Alias "sndPlaySoundA" _ (ByVal lpszSoundName As String, _ ByVal uFlags As Long) As Long Private Const SND_ASYNC = &H1 ' play asynchronously Private Const SND_MEMORY = &H4 ' lpszSoundName points to a memory file Private Const SND_NODEFAULT = &H2 ' silence not default, if sound not found
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Highlight AllPrivate Sub Form_Load() Dim SoundBuffer As String SoundBuffer = StrConv(LoadResData("MYSOUND", "WAVE"), vbUnicode) sndPlaySound SoundBuffer, SND_ASYNC Or SND_NODEFAULT Or SND_MEMORY End Sub

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