---
name: "SoundOpenFileForReading"
section: "3nas"
platform: "linux"
package: "libaudio-dev"
version: "1.9.4-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoundOpenFileForReading"
---

# SoundOpenFileForReading(3nas)

open an audio file for reading.

## Name

**SoundOpenFileForReading** - open an audio file for reading.

## Synopsis

\#include \<audio/audiolib.h\>

**Sound** **SoundOpenFileForReading**(*filename*)\
\
     char \**filename*;

## Arguments

- *filename*

  Specifies the name of the audio file to open.

## Description

**SoundOpenFileForReading** opens *filename* for reading and returns a **Sound**, a pointer to the **SoundRec** structure describing the file or NULL if there was an error.

## See Also

**SoundReadFile**.

audiolib - **Network Audio System** C Language Interface