Code and MP3s

max · Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 1

hi i was wondering how you load up an MP3 by using html code, not just by dragging it over. any help or further references would be great. thanks

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:57 am

Try this code:

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

I'm using a Geocities account to host the .wav file I want played on My Space whenever a user loads my profile on it.

The URL to my website is http://www.geocities.com/mazi_tabibi689/index.html

and the name of the song I put in as "background music" on that page is "sonic3.wav"

When I replace "interview_fox_video.asx" with my URL, what exactly do I replace it with?

I've tried both: http://www.geocities.com/mazi_tabibi689/index.html and http://www.geocities.com/mazi_tabibi689/index/sonic3.wav

neither worked on My Space.

What am I doing wrong?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:03 pm

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

I doubt it. I think I read somewhere Geocities doesn't allow image hotlinking and if that's true, then i'm sure they wouldn't allow music hotlinking too.

do you know of any free web hosting sites that do allow hotlinking so I can put my music up?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:44 pm

Hotlinking is hotlinking - usually there is no difference between the type of files.

As far as free websites - no I have not used a free webhosts in about eight years. You might search this site for free wehosts or google that to see what is out there

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

thank you corey...

you've been an enormous help to me...

i appreciate it. Smile

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

are there any alternatives other than using hotlinking to allow custom music be played on your my space profile when somebody loads it?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:41 am

I am not familiar with myspace at all, but if they allow you to upload fils that would be it. But myspace has their own forums as well - you might find useful information there

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

Ok. I found a web host that allows me to hotlink.

here is my "my space" profile:

http://www.myspace.com/31409160

I used the code you wrote above but when the page loads... a) the song doesn't play and b) there's ugly code above the player that's supposed to play the song.

what's going on?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:25 am

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

this is an mp3 file.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:15 am

If you look at your code, you did not copy it correctly. Right now, the parsed code is:

DeltaOmega553 · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

Something's not right.

I copy and pasted this:

<object id="MediaPlayer" width=320 height=286
classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
standby="Loading MicrosoftÂ® WindowsÂ® Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject"
codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,7,1112">
<param name="filename" VALUE="interview_fox_video.asx">
<param name="autoStart" VALUE="true">
<param name="showControls" VALUE="true">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="true">
<param name="Autorewind" VALUE="true">
<param name="ShowDisplay" VALUE="false">
<embed src="interview_fox_video.asx" WIDTH=320 HEIGHT=286 type="application/x-mplayer2" name=MediaPlayer autostart=1 showcontrols=0 showstatusbar=1 autorewind=1 showdisplay=0>
</embed></object>

and replaced "interview_fox_video.asx" with my direct link which is this:

http://home.ripway.com/2005-10/458592/ParagonX9-Sonic3BossBattle.mp3

however once I do that and hit "submit"... the code automatically changes itself to what you pasted to me.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:34 am

You will have to contact myspace and ask them.