Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

[CadinhoSouza]

Hi,
I have been trying for 2 days now to insert a Flash mp3 player on this website i'm building with BlueVoda. The player is from PremiumBeat and I can't seem to be able to get thru the step 2 of their instructions
Can anyone please help?!?!?
I need to publish this website asap and since it's for a musician, it is crucial that there's an mp3 player so visitors can listen to his material.
If you have any suggestions for an mp3 player other than this one, please let me know too!

tks in advance

CADINHO

[ahimsa]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

OK I got to step 3 but no further!! :(
You need a html expert & I'm sure one will be along soon....
sorry!

[CadinhoSouza]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

Thanx for trying, ahimsa!

[matrixxxxxx1]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

Hey Cadin

• download and unzip
• Create a folder in your public_html and call it audio
• ftp unzipped files to public_html/audio
• ftp you mp3 files to public_html/audio
• open new text document and paste this

<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>

<div id="flashPlayer">
This text will be replaced by the flash music player.
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
var so = new SWFObject("playerMultipleList.swf", "mymovie", "295", "200", "7", "#FFFFFF");
so.addVariable("autoPlay","no")
so.addVariable("playlistPath","playlist.xml")
so.write("flashPlayer");
</script>

• Save as index.html
• ftp to public_html/audio
• create your playlist.xml - open a text document
• copy and paste below
• edit red part - u can add as many title/songs as you want.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xml>
<track>
<path>the name of the song.mp3</path>
<title>Track 1 - name of your title</title>
</track>
<track>
<path>the name of the song.mp3</path>
<title>Track 2 - name of your title</title>
</track>
<track>
<path>the name of the song.mp3</path>
<title>Track 3 - name of your title</title>
</track>
</xml>

• save this file as playlist.xml
• ftp to your public_html/audio
• you can test it by typing you www.yourwebsitename.com/audio
• you can use inline frame to call it up from any page you want this on.

Here's a test for you to check it out

Cheers

[Collectors-info]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

If you need an alternative? Upload all your tracks to your server & fill in this form, then enter the code generated in a html box on your BV page.

[WSBlue]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

yes. I will need this in the future.

[CadinhoSouza]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

Hi Mike matrix,

tks so much for your help.
If I may ask you a couple more questions:

= when you say ftp files to public_html/audio, do you mean save the files in this folder? (forgive my ignorance)

= when you tell me to open a new text document, copy and paste the blue text, and save it as index.html, i can't find a format on the "save as type" scroll that gives me .html. The nearest i can get is if i save it as web page, then it gives me a .htm.

Again, forgive my ignorance and thanks for helping

kind regards

[matrixxxxxx1]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

Hi Cadin

• You can use the ftp manager in bluevoda - open BV - tools ftp manger
• or you can download filezilla or coreftp. they r free - google them.
• so yes have the files in your audio folder that you've created in public_html
• open text document paste save as index.html - you can do this by saving as then you type index.html then press save
• So basically you are typing the index.html instead of looking for the extension.
• or you can ftp the index.txt to your audio folder...once there right click and rename----change from index.txt to index.html

I hope that clarifies it for you.

You can do the same thing for the playlist.xml file

cheers

[NeophyteCapsule]

Re: Inserting a Flash mp3 player: HELP!

Thank you so much for this solution! I had the same problem with a mp3 flash player with a .xml playlist that kept saying undefined when I tested it, but it worked fine in Flash. I have been trying to find a solution for three days. Thank you again.
Glenn