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A Streaming Media JukeBox - Part III: Browser-Independent

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The Code

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Doc JavaScript's Streaming Media JukeBox</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
var streams = new Array();
streams[0] = new makeStream("http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/samples/Internet/imedia/netshow/smedia/NS3/JavaScript/Buttons/control.asx", "Microsoft Promo for Windows Media Player");
streams[1] = new makeStream("http://www.advintsol.com/webmaster030399/webmaster.asx", "Microsoft Training for Windows Media Player");
streams[2] = new makeStream("mms://netshow.microsoft.com/ms/sbnasfs/wmt/turtle28.asf", "The Turtle");
streams[3] = new makeStream("mms://netshow.microsoft.com/ms/sbnasfs/wmt/wmt.asf", "Flying Windows Media Player logo");

function bName() {
  if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")
    return 1;
  if (navigator.appName == "Netscape")
    return 2;
  return 0;
}

function bVer() {
  // return version number (e.g., 4.03)
  return parseFloat(navigator.appVersion)
}

var nameCode = bName();
var versionCode = bVer();
var mac = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mac")!=-1);
var activeX = (nameCode == 1 && versionCode >= 4.0) ? true : false; 

function makeStream(url, name) {
	this.url = url;
	this.name = name;
}

function setShowControls(flag) {
  if (activeX)
    document.mediaPlayer.showControls = flag
  else
    document.mediaPlayer.SetShowControls(flag);
}

function getShowControls() {
  if (activeX)
    return document.mediaPlayer.showControls;
  else
    return document.mediaPlayer.GetShowControls();
}

function getPlayState() {
  if (activeX)
    return document.mediaPlayer.playState
  else
    return document.mediaPlayer.GetPlayState();
}

function setDisplaySize(size) {
  if (activeX)
    document.mediaPlayer.displaySize = size
  else
    document.mediaPlayer.SetDisplaySize(size);
}

function setFileName(url) {
  if (activeX)
    document.mediaPlayer.fileName = url
  else
    document.mediaPlayer.SetFileName(url);
}

function handleControlsOnOffClick() {
  if (getShowControls() == true) {
    setShowControls(false);
	document.displayMode.controls.value = "  Show Controls ";
  }
  else {
    setShowControls(true);
	document.displayMode.controls.value = "  Hide Controls "
  }
}

function handlePlayOrPauseClick(){
  var state;
  playerStatus = getPlayState();
  if (playerStatus == 6) {
    document.mediaPlayer.Play();
    document.displayMode.playOrPause.value = " Pause ";
  } 
  else if (playerStatus == 1) {
    document.mediaPlayer.Play();
    document.displayMode.playOrPause.value = " Pause ";
  } 
  else if (playerStatus == 2) {
    document.mediaPlayer.Pause();
    document.displayMode.playOrPause.value = " Play  ";
  }
} 

function change() {
  var list = document.playerCtrl.streams;
  var streamURL = list.options[list.selectedIndex].value;
  document.mediaPlayer.Stop();
  document.displayMode.playOrPause.value = " Pause ";
  setFileName(streamURL);
}

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY LEFTMARGIN = "100">
<h3>Doc JavaScript's Streaming Media JukeBox</h3><P><P><HR><P>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
with (document) {
  writeln('<OBJECT');
  writeln('  ID="mediaPlayer"');  
  writeln('  CLASSID="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"');
  writeln(
 'CODEBASE="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701"');
  writeln('  STANDBY="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."');
  writeln('  TYPE="application/x-oleobject">');
  writeln('<PARAM NAME="fileName" VALUE="http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/samples/Internet/imedia/netshow/smedia/NS3/JavaScript/Buttons/control.asx">');
  writeln('<PARAM NAME="animationatStart" VALUE="true">');
  writeln('<PARAM NAME="transparentatStart" VALUE="true">');
  writeln('<PARAM NAME="autoStart" VALUE="true">');
  writeln('<PARAM NAME="showControls" VALUE="true">');
  writeln('<EMBED TYPE="application/x-mplayer2"');
  writeln('  PLUGINSPAGE="http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/"');
  writeln('  ID=mediaPlayer');
  writeln('  NAME="mediaPlayer"');
  writeln('  DISPLAYSIZE="4"');		// Fit To Size
  writeln('  AUTOSIZE="-1"');
  writeln('  BGCOLOR="darkblue"');
  writeln('  SHOWCONTROLS="-1" ');
  writeln('  SHOWTRACKER="-1"');
  writeln('  SHOWDISPLAY="0"');
  writeln('  SHOWSTATUSBAR="-1"');
  writeln('  VIDEOBORDER3D="-1"');
  writeln('  WIDTH=320');
  writeln('  HEIGHT=313');
 writeln('SRC="http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/samples/Internet/imedia/netshow/smedia/NS3/JavaScript/Buttons/control.asx"')
  writeln('  AUTOSTART="-1" ');
  writeln('  DESIGNTIMESP="5311"');
  writeln('  >');
  writeln('</EMBED>');
  writeln('</OBJECT><P>');
  writeln('<FORM NAME="playerCtrl">');
  writeln('<SELECT NAME="streams" onChange="change()">');
  for (var i = 0; i < streams.length; i++) {
    writeln('  <OPTION VALUE="', streams[i].url, '">', streams[i].name);
  }
  writeln('</SELECT>');
  writeln('</FORM>');
}
</SCRIPT>
<FORM NAME="displayMode">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE=" Pause " NAME="playOrPause" onClick="handlePlayOrPauseClick()" STYLE = "font-family:courier">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="  Hide Controls " NAME="controls" onClick="handleControlsOnOffClick()" STYLE = "font-family:courier"><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE=" Small " NAME="small" onclick="setDisplaySize(1)" STYLE="font-family:courier">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE=" Normal " NAME="normal" onclick="setDisplaySize(0)" STYLE="font-family:courier">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE=" Large  " NAME="large" onclick="setDisplaySize(2)" STYLE="font-family:courier"><BR><BR>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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Created: December 6, 1999
Revised: December 6, 1999

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