using "If" statement to start/stop button sounds

[uncle jimmy]

I'm designing an interactive CD-ROM for my company. I have added buttons that play a sound (sample sounds of our products) on the "down" state. Some of the sounds are quite long. I would like the sound to stop when the same button, is clicked on.

I think the thing I want to do if the button with the sound attached is clicked is write an "if" statement that would go like this:

If "button sound" is playing
stop all sounds
Else
play "button sound"
End If


I just don't know how to write it. I'm reading up on the subject but figured I would probably get a quicker response if i posted it on the web.

Thanx in advance for all future replies

[Arshad]

What I have understood is that on one click u want to start sound on the other click u want to stop it. For this in button properties->Actions write following:

On (Press)
If (snd = 0)
Set Variable: "snd" = 1
Else
Stop All Sounds
Set Variable: "snd" = 0
End If
End On

Or in case u want to start sound on mouse down and stop it at mouse up write the following instead of the above mentioned in Button Properties->Action

On (Release)
Stop All Sounds
End On

But certainly before this u have to drag sound in Cutton->Edit->Down keyframe

I hope it solves your problem. In case it doesn't do lemme know.

Arshad