Kurt S Nelson wrote:
> 
> Rasmus wrote on 7/22/99:
> 
> >- in the dir defined by SFDIR/SSDIR/SADIR, depending on what
> 
> This, however, is not true.  I can put the target file in any of these
> three directories, 

Random directories called "C:\random\SFDIR" etc are not good enough, 
they must by using the set command:

    set SFDIR=F:\Random\MyLittleSounds

etc. (and no space after that equals sign). Simplest in autoexec.bat, 
else in a batch file or at the command line _of_the_same_dos_session_ 
as where you're running commandline csound from. Opening a
dos window, doing something, and then closing it won't help.

> I downloaded Winsound, but it  won't launch correctly.  It skips the 
> main dialog box, and jumps directly to the "Press OK to exit" box,

Possibly it's this: You must have the file "Csound.txt" where csound 
can find it. Yep.
"But shouldn't the same folder as the csound exe be good enough?"
Hehehe, (*ahem*) NO SIR! - In SFDIR or SSDIR or SADIR or whatever 
directory happens to be "current" when you start it. Nothing else.
Well, ok, you can set the special envariable CSSTRNGS (sic) too:

    set CSSTRNGS=C:\the_bloody\csound\folder

or use the -j command line flag. See help file for order of
precedence among these fascinating variations.
("This isn't Rebirth y'know...")

Perhaps you could gain something from the section about environment 
variables on my page about installing Csound. Or any old DOS book.
    http://hem.passagen.se/rasmuse/PCinstal.htm


Regards,