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Embedding Autoloading Sound
What HTML tag can I use to embed a sound file to Autostart and be invisble, that won't start JAVA in Netscape 4. I currently have <EMBED SRC="wolfhowl.wav" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 autostart=true hidden=true> on my home page. This works, but it causes Netscape to "Start Java" before it runs. This causes some slower machines to crash. Older versions (3.0+) work fine but anything new (like 4.0+) starts Java, and I don't want that to happen. It is the "Embed" tag that does it (I think).
I need some code that will easily work for both Netscape and IE.
Thanks.
I need some code that will easily work for both Netscape and IE.
Thanks.
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BGSOUND SRC tag for IE does not work with Netscape (yet). Though IE does read the EMBED tag just fine. Any other suggestions?
:( Nope I looked thru my HTML book from O'Reilly and that was all I could find on audio other than the embed tag and what you had for the embed tag was correct I dont know why your Java is starting when it opens other than the idea of the java script has the same code in it i,e. autostart??
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Try this, it may not work in both or all browsers (someday the 2 will get their acts TOGETHER) but you can try this tag..
<BGSOUND SRC="wolfhowl.wav" autostart=true hidden=true loop="10"> on the loop you can set as many times that you like or you can put this in loop="infinite" and also try it by removing the autostart=true hidden=true , usually in IE the audio will start on it's own (in some versions)
Good Luck