WAV files

[Ron Harter]

I have several wave files on a web site, currently it when the links are
clicked it download the wav file and plays it. Is there some way to embed
media player so the user doesn't have to download the file?



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[Kevin Spencer]

How do you expect the file to get from your server to the client computer?

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[Ron Harter]

I expect it to play on the server and stream the audio

 

[Dan G]

The file will be played by the client's media player regardless. But you can
imbed wav formats, or use background sound (which is not supported in some
browsers). Imbedded sound plays whether the client wants it to or not, one
file per page AFAIK. You can also use au format in a roll-over effect, so
when a client hovers on a image the sound file will play. This, and imbedded
files, require the client browser to download the file(s) as the page
loads, so you don't really avoid the download.

Consider using MP3, which is much smaller to download, and still requires
the file to be selected.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Ron,

In order to stream audio to a client computer, you need a streaming server,
and you can't use WAV files. Otherwise, one way or the other, the file is
going to be downloaded to the client.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer

Presuming that God is "only an idea" -
Ideas exist.
Therefore, God exists.