You're right, it won't play on a Mac. When I post an .mp3 on the web I don't bother with putting a player on the page with it, I just make a link to the .mp3 and the browser, on whatever platform, plays it the way the user has it configured for playing media files.

I suggest putting a link to the actual MP3 for folks whose browser does not auotomatically play the song.

For example, at the bottom of your main page put:

Click Here if you do not hear the music.

Also, because some browsers have trouble with spaces in file names, I suggest you name your songs without spaces in their titles. So sun spots.mp3 becomes sun_spots.mp3.

[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 01 March 2004 at 04:57 PM.]

If you need more help with your excellent site have your web designer email me.

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We are indeed sorry about that yet are duty bound to provide a system that will adequately serve the vast majority of viewers/listeners.

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Ray, not to pick on you but if you really want to follow that philosophy you should create a page that follows web standards.

You (or your web designer) have used FrontPage to create the site. It's a PC-only, Microsoft-only solution, calculated by MS to make things difficult for other users. This is why professional web developers have such animosity toward Microsoft. When non-professionals such as yourself (no offense intended here) create a site with FrontPage and its proprietary extensions, only to get complaints from non-PC users, they naturally assume it's the fault of the other platform. It's not. Microsoft, by virtue of their size, willfully ignores standards everyone else uses. And it is intentional.

To provide audio files for your users, it is not necessary to embed a call to a specific player. As Joey and Cal noted, the proper way to do so is to display a link to the file. Then, as long as your user's browser is configured correctly, their default player will launch automatically. Also, there's nothing about an MP3 file that requires MediaPlayer 9. Requiring your visitors to upgrade just to hear an audio file is something most people will not do.

It is very easy to create a page that can be viewed and heard by everyone who visits your wonderful site. Joey volunteered and I will be glad to do the same. Do you really want to exclude any portion fo your potential audience?

BTW, it's not just WebTV/Mac/Linux/UNIX folks who can't hear the files. It's also PC users who don't use Internet Explorer. That means excluding anyone using Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, Firefox, or any another browser *even on a PC*.

Over the years, I've been able to learn and master any number of truly technical skills however when it comes to the computer, I'm not one of the many that are highly skilled. I did the best I could with what knowledge I had and employed a reputable techy for that which I could not accomplish single handedly. I researched my options and Front Page seemed to be the one that most pointed to as being my best choice.