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Not that I mentioned this in my first answer...

Hint: QUOTES are not a replacement for PARENS here!
You are passing STRINGS, so QUOTES are a MUST!


Yes, you did, and that was the hint I needed to get it fixed :oops:

End results:
Klaus, I made all the changes you suggested and fixed some 120 ...

in changing
function playSound whatSound, whatChannel, whatType
to
command playSound whatSound, whatChannel, whatType
it seems whatChannel and whatType are ignored, sounds with "looping" no longer play

inserting for diagnotics :
put whatChannel&&whatType into msg box
currently yields nothing ...

Thanks for the welcome and help Klaus , good points you bring up. I will change things and report. I will study the scripting conference links, the release notes, to me, are already an invaluable resource.

I'm trying to take the leap from hobbyist to commercial developer and I'm nearing completion of code for a set of children's interactive e-book apps. I'm to the point of heavy stress testing on multiple devices. Where my app seems fairly stable (but not perfect when pushed) on a Nexus 7, Kindle Fire ...