---
name: "SoundOpenFileForWriting"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "nas"
version: "1.2p5-3"
release: "Debian 2.0 (Hamm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoundOpenFileForWriting/3x"
---

# SoundOpenFileForWriting(3x)

open an audio file for writing.

## Name

**SoundOpenFileForWriting** - open an audio file for writing.

## Synopsis

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

**Sound** **SoundOpenFileForWriting**(*filename*, *sound*)\
\
     char \**filename*;\
\
     **Sound** *sound*;

## Arguments

- *filename*

  Specifies the name of the file.

- *sound*

  Specifies the audio file description.

## Description

**SoundOpenFileForWriting** opens *filename* for writing and returns *sound* or NULL if there was an error.

## See Also

**SoundWriteFile**.

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