[JASS] Playing a sound from a GUI-created string variable?

[PiesOfNorth]

I'm able to play a sound with the JASS PlaySound function just fine. but i want to be able to pass it a GUI string variable. I tried passing it udg_mySoundString instead of "the\\sound\\filename.wav" but it doesn't seem to work. I don't want to use the SoundEditor since i'll have multiple maps and don't want to add the same sounds for each one.

At Elapsed GameTime = 0.00 i run

call Preload(udg_mySoundString)

but it doesn't seem to help.
The variable is not surrounded by ""s.

 

[SuShinoa]

Can you link your map ? Or atleast the code.

private function onInit takes nothing returns nothing
    set udg_mySoundString ="the\\sound\\filename.wav"
    call PlaySound(udg_mySoundString)
endfunction

Should work

 

[PiesOfNorth]

Huh, that DOES work.
I wonder what the difference is then, between setting the variable in jass and with the Set mySoundString = the\\sound\\filename.wav GUI action?
I did both a GUI and JASS text message to check, and sure enough string set by the GUI action displays the proper file path.

 

[SuShinoa]

It may be because in GUI you should use this the\sound\filename.wav

 

[PiesOfNorth]

Ah, yes, that was the reason. derp. Works now.