Play sound file in Ubuntu with system() function

Question

I try to play sound file using C++ in Ubuntu. I can compile this code in terminal with g++ play.cpp -o play line. It can be compiled well, but when I execute it with ./play , it says Failed to play sound: File or data corrupt . I cannot find where is the problem. Here is my code;

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
  system("canberra-gtk-play -f cow.wav");
  return 0;
}

What happens when you execute `canberra-gtk-play -f cow.wav` instead of `./play`? — user253751, Jul 27 '16 at 08:47
Well then clearly the error has nothing to do with your C program. — user253751, Jul 27 '16 at 08:50
check this link "http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22253074/how-to-play-or-open-mp3-or-wav-sound-file-in-c-program" — Moksh, Jul 27 '16 at 08:54
@duong_dajgja if this is correct, I write `sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk-module` in terminal — noname59, Jul 27 '16 at 10:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 27 '16 at 10:42

The output Failed to play sound: File or data corrupt comes from the canberra player launched by your system call and is not a consequence to a problem in your program.

This could mean that this specific file is indeed corrupt. I suggest to download a different example file. The files provided here are playing fine for me.

Using 'exiftool cow.wav' might give you more information on what the problem with the file is.

Play sound file in Ubuntu with system() function

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