sound problem
Hello,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I have a strange problem with playing sound that I can not figure out. I have a page that plays a midi file (yes, I give the ability to turn it off!). It plays fine using both IE and NS at both
http://members.aol.com/zinowf as well as
http://zionwf.faithweb.com
However, at http://www.dioceseny.org/zionwappingersfalls
(where the code will finally be hosted from),
it plays fine with IE, but with NS I get an error message stating that there is a plug-in missing, and it will not play the midi file. Anyone have any ideas as to what is causing this? Thanks.
Bob
detox posted this at 00:45 — 28th February 2001.
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I am using nn4.08 and i get the same message however it autodirects to netscape's plug in folder. I don;t know that much about plug in's and such however i am pretty sure you can script some check for plugins at entry to the page and display a pop up with a link to the download site....
Bob posted this at 04:00 — 28th February 2001.
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Detox,
Thanks. Yes, I can probably figure out how to do that (not sure if it's worth it), but my real question is why is this happening? I use the same code with the same browser. If I go to the site on AOL, it works fine. If I go to the site at dioceseny.org, it does not play the midi file. I can't understand why it would work on one but not the other. Is there something that has to be installed on the hosting server to allow midi files to be played? Anyone who could shed some light would be appreciated. Thanks again.
Bob
Adam Oberdorfer posted this at 06:54 — 28th February 2001.
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There are a couple things that *could* cause this problem. For example the other host may not have the MIDI MIME type setup correctly, you may need to specify the full http path to the file, and of course check your capitalization of the file name and extension. Also, your code has a couple problems. For example what's this "mastersound"? You can also add a NOEMBED tag to add BGSOUND capabilities:
Good luck!
Ian posted this at 07:58 — 28th February 2001.
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Hi try adding: TYPE="audio/mid" to your line of code, it should help NS recognize the file type (MIME). Also make sure it has been uploaded in the correct format. As for the "Mastersound" attribute, this is commonly used when wanting to start, stop etc your midi from another location using separate controls, you probably don't require it, but it is not causing any harm by being there.
I hope this helps. Good luck
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