From:	"Tony O'Bryan" <aho450s AT nic DOT smsu DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Playing Midi in allegro
Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 1997 19:46:04 -0600
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Mike McLean wrote:
> 
> I'm using the WIP Nov 16th version of allegro and I am trying to play a
> midi file, the source compiles fine, but I don't get the file to play.
> I've never tried to play midi with any version of allegro before.
> Please help me out, and tell me what mistake(s) I am making.  I'm trying
> to better myself at programming.
> 
> Here is the code:
> 
> #include <allegro.h>
> #include <iostream.h>

iostream.h isn't needed for Allegro
 
> int main(void)
> {
  MIDI *MissionHandler; /* need to keep track of resources */

  allegro_init(); /* must initialize Allegro first */

>   load_midi("mission.mid");

  MissionHandler = load_midi("mission.mid"); /*delete above line, use
this */

>   play_midi(load_midi("mission.mid"),1);


  play_midi(MissionHandler,1); /* Delete above line, use this */

> }

Untested code, but should work.

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