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OmniCog

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Can I play a sequence of media files with the embed tag?

I have an Open Source PHP script ( that uses javascript to display a playlist play a list of media files. Someone has requested the ability to play a sequence of files consecutively.

I need something to be able to trigger a custom javascript function when the media file has completed playing.
 
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Code: 
<script>
function chkstate(){
if(document.form[0].song1.currentState==1) //1=playing - 2=paused - 0=stopped
alert('still playing');
else
{
nextFunction();
}}
function nextFunction(){
alert('It worked!')
}
</script>
<body>
<embed src="song.mp3" name="song1"></embed>

not tested should work, IE only! Not the answer but this should give you an idea of what to do. Just check the currentstate with a settimeout or some other method, Im sure there is a better way to do it, check msdn.

good luck

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Thanks, I'll test this code out tonight.

I'm not much of a JavaScript person so I had no idea where to start, and I'm not to fond of msdn for javascript because I prefer to be create cross-platform code.
 
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>> I'm not to fond of msdn for javascript because I prefer to be create cross-platform code.

What a strange thing to say.

MSDN is a fantastic JavaScript resource - one of the best, I believe. They normally always tell you whether a method/property, etc is IE specific or part of a public standard.

I'm not saying you MUST use it, but do give it a chance.

Dan
 
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I use it for Visual Basic. I need js code that netscape users will be able to experience.
 
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>> I need js code that netscape users will be able to experience.

Then write your code to be cross-browser compatible. MSDN will help you rather than hinder you, I believe, as it does tell you which things are "public standard" and which are not - unlike a lot of Javascript resources I've seen.

Hope this helps,
Dan

 
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