Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Site Design / August 2005

wiggywoo,

   I referred you to the Sound class in the ActionScript dictionary.  I
really wish you'd give that a shot.  ;)  The existing code samples provide
everything you need, so I'm just typing what you'll find when you press F1.

   Create a variable; let's say "mySong."  This variable will hold an
object -- the object will be an instance of the Sound class.  The sound
object will contain all the methods (things it can do) and properties
(characteristics it has) of the Sound class, which is true for any instance
of any class.

var mySong:Sound = new Sound();

   Now that you've created an instance of the Sound class (aka, you have
instantiated the Sound class), you can use any of the methods found for that
class.  Look up "Sound class" in the ActionScript Language Reference and
you'll see a method called Sound.loadSound(), where the description reads,
"Loads an MP3 file into Flash Player."  Bingo!  Because your Sound class
instance is referenced via your variable name, you can swap out the word
"Sound" for the Sound.loadSound() method with your variable's name ...

mySong.loadSound();

... and this method accepts two parameters.  Check out the documentation to
see what those parameters are.  One of them is a string (the name of your
external MP3, and the other is a boolean [true/false] that determines
whether or not the MP3 should "stream" [just keep in mind, it will actually
be a progressive download, not a true stream; but it will feel the same]).

David
stiller (at) quip (dot) net
Tackling the ActionScript Language Reference
http://www.quip.net/tutorials/