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Posted by Neredbojias on 08/22/05 03:25
With neither quill nor qualm, Barry Koopersmith quothed:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> > On Sunday 21 August 2005 16:40, Barry Koopersmith wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Sunday 21 August 2005 04:46, Barry Koopersmith wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I created a webpage with this line of code:
> >>>>
> >>>><a href="Scenic-3songs.m3u">(streaming with WinAmp)</a>
> >>>>
> >>>>The referenced "Scenic-3songs.m3u" file contains this one line:
> >>>>
> >>>>http://www.thefireandreason.com/TFaRLive1.mp3
> >>>>
> >>>>Here is the webpage:
> >>>>
> >>>>http://thefireandreason.irbl.net/audio/TFaR_audio_streaming.htm
> >>>>
> >>>>When I view the webpage in Mozilla Firefox, Netscape or Opera, when I
> >>>>click on the link, it pops up the WinAmp mp3 player and it immediately
> >>>>starts streaming and playing the referenced 11 mb size mp3 file. When I
> >>>>view and click on the link in Internet Explorer (version 6.0), it pops
> >>>>up the WinAmp mp3 player but it does not play the mp3 file. When I view
> >>>>the html file locally on my computer in Internet Explorer and click on
> >>>>the link, it pops up WinAmp and plays the mp3 immediately.
> >>>>
> >>>>What code can I use that will stream the mp3 file in Internet Explorer
> >>>>on the website (as well as the other web browsers)?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks to anyone who can help me out.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I suspect that you need to configure Internet Explorer to pass control to
> >>>Winamp differently. It's natural to imagine that winamp.exe is passed
> >>>some extra arguments that tell it how to handle the input file (e.g.
> >>>enqueue, play). To say it differently, I don't think you should be
> >>>dealing with this at source code level unless there is some M$-specific
> >>>hack, which would not be valid HTML. This still doesn't explain why you
> >>>get a different behaviour when viewing the page locally. Does the MP3
> >>>file reside locally as well? I assume not.
> >>>
> >>>Try to change your filetypes in Windows and see if the default
> >>>application for opening MP3 files gets assigned different behaviours
> >>>depending on where it comes from.
> >>>
> >>>It is also worth mentioning that by embedding the URL's in an
> >>>application-specific (Winamp) format, you might peril users who use other
> >>>players. XMMS playlists, for example, are constructed differently.
> >>>
> >>>Roy
> >>>
> >>
> >>Does the mp3 play in Internet Explorer if anybody else clicks that link?
> >>Please let me know.
> >
> >
> >
> > I can't check at the moment as I have no access to a machine running
> > Windows, however...
> >
> >
> >
> >>Is there a better method for streaming mp3 files on a webpage (so it
> >>starts playing immediately instead of waiting until the entire file
> >>downloads)?
> >
> >
> >
> > RealPlayer appear to play music immediately. Making an .rm or .ram version
> > wouldn't hurt if you have the conversion software already. Bear in mind, as
> > Spartanicus said:
> >
> > "There are many media players capable of handling m3u/mp3 files, leave
> > that choice to the user, don't assume that they use the same player that
> > you use."
> >
> > If I were to click a link to an MP3 file on your site, it would open up in
> > RealPlayer, which means it would not interfere with my current playlists in
> > XMMS. Never assume anything as regards the set preferences, application or
> > platform. I suggest you leave that to the user and worry less whether an
> > extra click is necessary or not. Add a gentle reminder to the visitor
> > saying that he/she might need to start the audio explicitly. When I click a
> > link to an MP3, I first get the choice as to whether I want it saved or
> > opened. The one click 'magic' can never be guaranteed.
> >
> > Roy
>
> The first time you click on a file link of a particular file type,
> Internet Explorer asks you if you want to open or save the file and you
> have the option of checking the box if you want the answer remembered.
> If someone selects "open", my goal is to have the large mp3 file
> streamed so it plays immediately. It doesn't matter to me which player
> the person uses to play it. When they click on the m3u, it is supposed
> to call up whatever music player is assiciated with the m3u file type.
> On my computer, it is WinAmp.
>
> The problem is on my computer, all the different web browsers open the
> default m3u music player but Internet Explorer (with a live webpage, not
> from my local hard drive) is the only web browser that does not play the
> mp3 (it open opens the music player but does not play the mp3). Even if
> you click the "Play" button, it does not play. You have to type in the
> complete URL of the mp3. Is this a problem only on my computer or a
> problem using this code with Internet Explorer?
>
> Is there a better method for streaming mp3 files on a webpage so if you
> select the open to open the file and your default music player opens, it
> starts playing immediately instead of waiting until the entire file
> downloads with Internet Explorer and the other web browsers?
>
I get the same results you do while Greg N's file works perfectly.
Have Windows XP. Perhaps it's a security feature in XP version of IE
but I have a bunch of m3u's on my site all working perfectly.
My m3u's are named the same as the mp3 file, have no capital letters and
no dashes. They are 1 directory below the main and are called
relatively. I'd try utilising the previous suggestions at least as a
test because I can think of nothing else that'd cause this problem.
--
Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.
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