KIS000639 - Custom alarm sounds and categories are ignored

Custom alarm sounds and categories are ignored		KIS000639
Overview	Custom alarm sounds set using TASShdAlarm::SoundName() are ignored. Also, it is not possible to set custom alarm categories, for example alarms associated with a particular application or application engine.
Category	Symbian C++
Subcategory	Applications & PIM, Calendar
Reported against	S60 2nd Edition and FP1, FP2, FP3 S60 3rd Edition and FP1
Date identified	May 10, 2007
Symptoms	-
Detailed description	S60 alarm implementation ignores the custom alarm sounds set using TASShdAlarm::SoundName(): TASShdAlarm iAlarm; ... iAlarm.SoundName().Copy("SoundFile"); // ignored The alarm server is only capable of playing the default clock or calendar alarm sounds. Also, custom categories, set using TASShdAlarm::Category(), are ignored. Only two categories are supported (KASCliCategoryClock for clock alarms, rest of the category values are interpreted as calendar alarms).
How to reproduce	-
Solution	No known solution.

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