Correct way to access file:///mysound.wav

[FOXtion]

Hi,
I am having no success trying to access my sound.wav
In researching it seems you cannot add a sound file to a qrc resource.
So this is my try at a work around. I have tried a few other things I've found on the net
regarding this . But they didn't work. I have two apps that were finished months ago all but
getting the sound too work. They need the sound !!!

I can see my sound file on the phone!!!!!!

In my pro file
folder_01.source = qml/testapp/sound/mysound.wav
DEPLOYMENTFOLDERS = folder_01

viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/testapp/main.qml"));

Sound only works using viewer.setMainQmlFile(QLatin1String("qml/SteamPunkCalculator/main.qml")

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On install the file 'mysound.wav" is successfully installed into F:\private\0xE76C5555\mysound.wav

I can not find the url to get to it................

In my qml I have tried a few things. and spent a couple of days on this. some of the examples
Audio {
id: playSound
volume: 1.0
source: "file:///mysound.wav"

//source: "QUrl(mysound.wav)"
// source: "../../mysound.wav"
//source: "file: sound/mysound.wav"
// source: "sound/mysound.wav"
playing: true;
}

I setup my QT creator environment so all my testing apps get installed on the SD card so my phone doesn't get mucked up by the constant installing and uninstalling. I don't know whether that makes a difference in finding the wav file I should not think so?

Thanks for looking and hopefully some help.

[vineet.jain]

Hi,
I am having no success trying to access my sound.wav
In researching it seems you cannot add a sound file to a qrc resource.
So this is my try at a work around. I have tried a few other things I've found on the net
regarding this . But they didn't work. I have two apps that were finished months ago all but
getting the sound too work. They need the sound !!!

I can see my sound file on the phone!!!!!!

In my pro file
folder_01.source = qml/testapp/sound // mention only folder name(not file)
DEPLOYMENTFOLDERS = folder_01

viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/testapp/main.qml"));

Sound only works using viewer.setMainQmlFile(QLatin1String("qml/SteamPunkCalculator/main.qml")

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On install the file 'mysound.wav" is successfully installed into F:\private\0xE76C5555\mysound.wav

I can not find the url to get to it................

In my qml I have tried a few things. and spent a couple of days on this. some of the examples
Audio {
id: playSound
volume: 1.0
source: "sound/mysound.wav" // this should do, i used it a same way
playing: true;
}

I setup my QT creator environment so all my testing apps get installed on the SD card so my phone doesn't get mucked up by the constant installing and uninstalling. I don't know whether that makes a difference in finding the wav file I should not think so?

Thanks for looking and hopefully some help.

Notice the text changes & try changing them in your code accordingly. Even then if it is not working, then there might be some issue with the file play code.

[FOXtion]

Thank you for your answer, I tried your suggestion and it didn't work. Have spent another day working on this.
Create another blank test app instead of sound just trying to get one image to load OUTSIDE the qrc resource file.
Get anything to load externally.......

  viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/testingQRC/main.qml"));

In the main.qml I have just one image

Image {
      id: tempImage
      x: 61
      y: 230
      source: "Icon.png"
    }

The compiler error

qrc:/qml/testingQRC/main.qml:24:5: QML Image: Cannot open: qrc:/qml/testingQRC/Icon.png

It is looking for the file in the qrc resource file. (which it isn't there as the attempt is to load external file outside resource)
I then have added to the pro file like so
OTHER_FILES += \
qml/testingQRC/Icon.png (throws same error as above)

new attempts

source: "file:Icon.png"    Compiler error QML Image: Cannot open: file:Icon.png
source: "file:/Icon.png"            Compiler error QML Image: Cannot open: file:///Icon.png
and I've tried all variations of file: /// or // or ../ or ../../

When I use source: file:Icon.png there is no wriggly line so qt creator sees the file.

Every where I have read says I should just add file:/ and it will work....
I found this link querying the same problem
https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-15438
It states

The correct behaviour is that a "file:/" is required.

as sound can not be added to qt resource file and then play on phone, it needs to be added externally.
Very frustrating.....

So any ideas? or does anyone have code that actually works, that I could try?

I am on win7 and