add an option on a web page to be able to turn music on or..

islandjohnny · External Since: May 17, 2007 Posts: 1

I saw a web site that with a click of the mouse on a graphic, it either
turned on background music, or turned it off. I was wondering if Frontpage
2003 offered that feature and if do, how?

Trevor Lawrence · External Since: May 22, 2007 Posts: 74

"islandjohnny" <islandjohnny DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0FDC774E-3329-4ED4-B83D-373EC352A25C@microsoft.com...
>I saw a web site that with a click of the mouse on a graphic, it either
> turned on background music, or turned it off. I was wondering if Frontpage
> 2003 offered that feature and if do, how?

FrontPage itself does not, but here is some simple code to do it

Insert this code, using Code or HTML view, where you want the button:
<span id="sound"></span>
<input type="button" value="Play/Stop Music"
onclick="playSound('audio/minuet.mid')"/>

Insert this JavaScript, using Code or HTML view, between <head> and
</head>:
<script type="text/javascript">
function playSound(fname)
{
var x = document.getElementById("sound")
x.innerHTML = (!x.innerHTML ) ? '<embed src="' + fname + '" loop=false
autostart=true hidden>' : ''
}
</script>

The function will play or stop the music on alternate clicks.

Notes:
1. Change the name of the file in "playSound('audio/minuet.mid')" to your
file
2. Some of the quotes are single and some are double. Just cut and paste the
code above to get it right.
----
Trevor Lawrence
Canberra
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
MVP Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org

Tim Downie · External Since: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 9

islandjohnny wrote:
> I saw a web site that with a click of the mouse on a graphic, it
> either turned on background music, or turned it off. I was wondering
> if Frontpage 2003 offered that feature and if do, how?

How about doing everyone a favour and *resisting* the temptation to have
background music? Wink

Easily the most irritating feature a web site can have.

Tim

bgh · External Since: Mar 11, 2009 Posts: 1

Hi, Thanks so much for this help. When I use your code, it gives me a
runtime error of: Line 38 Unterminated String Constant

Here is my actual code and I put (line 3 Cool

out to the right in parentheses.
Do you see the mistake I've made? I don't. Your help is so appreciated!!

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us" />
<title>Database Interface</title>
<bgsound src="Music/Alone.wma" loop="-1">
</head>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff">

<p><b><font size="+3" color="#000080">Database Interface</font></b></p>
<p><a href="Sample_interface/Customers/results_page.asp"
target="_top">Results Page</a><br />
A page that extracts its content from your database.</p>
<p>
<a href="Sample_interface/Customers/editor/submission_form.asp"
target="_top">Submission
Form</a><br />
A form that will insert its results into your database.</p>
<p>
<a href="Sample_interface/Customers/editor/database_editor.asp"
target="_top">Database
Editor</a><br />
A set of web pages that allow you to view, add, delete and update records in
your
database using a web browser.</p>

</body>

</html>

<span id="sound"></span>
<input type="button" value="Play/Stop
Music"
onclick="playSound('Alone.wma')">

<head><script type="text/javascript">
function playSound(fname)
{
var x = document.getElementById("sound")
x.innerHTML = (!x.innerHTML ) ? '<embed src="' + fname + '" loop=false
autostart=true hidden>' : '' (line 3 Cool

}
</script>
</head>

--
bgh

"Trevor Lawrence" wrote:

> "islandjohnny" <islandjohnny.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0FDC774E-3329-4ED4-B83D-373EC352A25C@microsoft.com...
> >I saw a web site that with a click of the mouse on a graphic, it either
> > turned on background music, or turned it off. I was wondering if Frontpage
> > 2003 offered that feature and if do, how?
>
> FrontPage itself does not, but here is some simple code to do it
>
> Insert this code, using Code or HTML view, where you want the button:
> <span id="sound"></span>
> <input type="button" value="Play/Stop
Music"
> onclick="playSound('audio/minuet.mid')"/>
>
> Insert this JavaScript, using Code or HTML view, between <head> and
> </head>:
> <script type="text/javascript">
> function playSound(fname)
> {
> var x = document.getElementById("sound")
> x.innerHTML = (!x.innerHTML ) ? '<embed src="' + fname + '" loop=false
> autostart=true hidden>' : ''
> }
> </script>
>
> The function will play or stop the music on alternate clicks.
>
> Notes:
> 1. Change the name of the file in "playSound('audio/minuet.mid')" to your
> file
> 2. Some of the quotes are single and some are double. Just cut and paste the
> code above to get it right.
> ----
> Trevor Lawrence
> Canberra
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> MVP Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org
>
>
>

Trevor Lawrence · External Since: May 22, 2007 Posts: 74

Well, the code after </html> belongs partly in the <head> section and partly
in the <body> section

Re error in line 38.
This line is split when posted, but I think you had
fname + '" loop=false
when you should have had
fname + "' loop=false

This is very difficult to pick up. The first line reads, between + and loop:
single quote then double quote
which is incorrect

The corrected line reads:
double quote then single quote.

Try this (by cutting and pasting the code)

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us" />
<title>Database Interface</title>

<script type="text/javascript">
function playSound(fname)
{
var x = document.getElementById("sound")
x.innerHTML = (!x.innerHTML )
? '<embed src="' + fname + '"'
/* "' is double then single^ ^ '"' is single then double
then single */
+ ' loop=false autostart=true hidden>'
: ''
/* ^ '' is two singles */
}
</script>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<span id="sound"></span>
<input type="button" value="Play/Stop Music"
onclick="playSound('Alone.wma')">



</body>
</html>

This worked for me, using a file named 'minuet.mid'. Yours is a .wma file,
but if the player recognises it, it should play OK

--
Trevor Lawrence
Canberra
Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org
"bgh" <bridget.RemoveThis@haakwine.com> wrote in message
news:8836191F-F288-475F-889C-E939995A4866@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Thanks so much for this help. When I use your code, it gives me a
> runtime error of: Line 38 Unterminated String Constant
>
> Here is my actual code and I put (line 3 Cool

out to the right in
> parentheses.
> Do you see the mistake I've made? I don't. Your help is so appreciated!!
>