Hi all, The command "play <filename> ' on desktop plays the file as an audioclip, and audio clips can be in WAV, AIFF, or AU format. If you want to play an mp3 file, you have to use a player object.
Best, Panos -- On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Happy, Happy 5th of December: by sheer chance I stumbled on how to do this > . . . > > In fact the whole thing is dead easy (not, admittedly clear from the > Dictionary). > > http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30258&p=161069#p161069 > > Best, Richmond. > > On 5/12/17 12:47 am, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: > >> Hi - perhaps due to not picking the right search terms in the >> documentation, I am confused about playing audio files in LC 8. What I want >> seems quite simple to me: I want the user to click a button which will >> cause a single MP3 file to play. While it plays I may or may not want to >> switch cards or use visual effects. When it stops, I want to take back >> control and move the program onto something else. >> >> It appears that I have to use a player object to play MP3s, since the >> “play” comment will only play aiffs. OK, so I can create a player object, >> but I want to embed my MP3 file into it (since I have no need to play more >> than one file), I want to start it, and I want the option to do stuff while >> it’s playing, and I certainly want to do stuff when it stops. >> >> The documentation is not good on this - there is no indication as to >> whether you can embed files (if you can’t, what would the path to a file >> included in the program look like - I can only see paths referring to files >> in my development environment)? There is one reference in Beginner’s Guide >> to a “play stopped” message, but there isn’t one in the User Guide. My old >> friend “wait until the sound is done” seems to have died of old age. How do >> I know when the sound is finished, or alternatively how can I know if it’s >> still playing? >> >> Can anyone explain what I’m supposed to do, or (just as good) point me to >> the right bit of LC documentation? >> >> TIA >> >> Graham >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
