[mozart66]

Hi!

I have used the following <object> tag in my HTML file but it not playing the sound.

Code:

<OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer" WIDTH="240" HEIGHT="68" CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
STANDBY="Loading Windows Media Player components..." TYPE="application/x-oleobject">
<PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="videos/raga_maru_bihag.mp3">
<PARAM name="ShowControls" VALUE="true">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="true">
<PARAM name="ShowDisplay" VALUE="false">
<PARAM name="autostart" VALUE="false">
<param name="Volume" value="-300">
<EMBED TYPE="application/x-mplayer2" SRC="videos/raga_maru_bihag.mp3" NAME="MediaPlayer"
WIDTH="240" HEIGHT="68" ShowControls="1" ShowStatusBar="1" ShowDisplay="0" autostart="false"> </EMBED>
</OBJECT>

What is possibly wrong with this? How can I make the sound play in ALL browsers? The above <object? tag is not playing properly even in any version of Internet Explorer. Please help.

Thank you in advance.

Mozart66

[CodeRobber]

Have you checked the

<param name="Volume" value="-300">

would the minus300 mean that its mute?

Check that out first i think.

[mozart66]

Hi!

I checked it. It is now playing all right in Internet Explorer, all versions! It is also showing the "Buffering..." message if the download is slow. The problem now is in Mozilla Firefox Version 3 and Google Chrome. The sound or any audio-visual for that matter is not playing correctly using <object> tag in my HTML. Mind you, I have used Microsft WIndows Media Player as the default player for all the audio-visual files to be played on the website. I guess that may be the problem with Mozilla Firefox and / or Google Chrome. Can you please tell me how to solve this cross-platform issue for audio and audio-visuals to be played on a website? Need this help rather urgently.

Thank you in advance! Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Mozart66

[wirehopper]

Check to ensure the file is accessible.

Type the URL in the address bar of the browser.

[dayworker]

I got stuck on this a couple of years ago. I don't know if this will help, but here's what I ended up with:

<embed src='xyz.mp3' name='MediaPlayer1' width='75' height='25' loop = 'false' autostart='true' showcontrols='1' controller = 'true' volume='300'></embed>

[wirehopper]

Other good resources.

HTML object tag

Download the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin - Port 25: The Open Source Community at Microsoft

[mozart66]

Hi!

I tried using your trick but it works fine now in Mozilla and Google chrome but does not work in Internet Explorer!! This is my chronic problem! The sound autostart = "false" works well in IE but the same does not work in Google Chrome and it doesn't work at all in Mozilla!!!

Help!

[wirehopper]

Sometimes you need to send different HTML to different browsers. You can use server or client-side logic to adapt.

[mozart66]

Hi!

How can I write a nested <object> tag code for different browsers? Please help. This nesting of <object> tag may help me solve my problem!

Please help.

Thanks!

[CodeRobber]

Hi there,

Here's an example of a nested object embed with the conditions for IE.

Hope this helps!

HTML Code:

<object id="FlashID" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="642" height="275">
  <param name="movie" value="../flash/about.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
  <param name="swfversion" value="9.0.45.0" />
  <!-- This param tag prompts users with Flash Player 6.0 r65 and higher to download the latest version of Flash Player. Delete it if you don’t want users to see the prompt. -->
  <param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
  <!-- Next object tag is for non-IE browsers. So hide it from IE using IECC. -->
  <!--[if !IE]>-->
  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/flash/about.swf" width="642" height="275">
    <!--<![endif]-->
    <param name="quality" value="high" />
    <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
    <param name="swfversion" value="9.0.45.0" />
    <param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
    <!-- The browser displays the following alternative content for users with Flash Player 6.0 and older. -->
    <div>
      <h4>Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.</h4>
      <p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"><img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" width="112" height="33" /></a></p>
    </div>
    <!--[if !IE]>-->
  </object>
  <!--<![endif]-->
</object>