/test.rm. I cannot get that right. It work when I log in from my own computer but not when I use another one. So, there must be some connection back to my hard disk although I cannot see any.
I tried to link to the .rm file but it doesn't work.
1490. Indiana Jones - 6/29/2000 10:26:37 PM
Pelle: When I just type
http://www.geocities.com/pelle108/test.rm
into the location bar, it works.
I'll try copying your source over to my machine and seeing what I can do.
1491. PelleNilsson - 6/29/2000 10:32:50 PM
Yes, that works for me to.
I'm grateful for your help.
1492. Indiana Jones - 6/29/2000 10:36:55 PM
Pelle: I have a feeling it shouldn't work this way, but it does...
There's a line that says PARAM NAME="src" VALUE="test.rpm"
Change the "rpm" to "rm"
Then right after that it says EMBED SRC="test.rpm"
Change that to "test.rm"
When I did both of those in the test.html that I copied over, it worked, but I'm not sure that's the correct way to fix it.
1493. PelleNilsson - 6/29/2000 10:47:35 PM
Funny, Indy, I was following the same line of thought but dismissed it. I'll try now.
1494. PelleNilsson - 6/29/2000 10:57:33 PM
OK I did it, logged in from another machine and IT WORKED!
The final test.
1495. Indiana Jones - 6/29/2000 11:06:54 PM
Works for me, Pelle. I think your suspicion expressed in 1489 is probably the right way to fix it. That is, the html is supposed to look in that file (test.rpm) and find the location of test.rm, but for some reason it's not working. Someone familiar with RealAudio would know better, but at least this kludge works.
You could try changing your html back to point to test.rpm and changing test.rpm to say "http://www.geocities.com/pelle108/test.rm"
That might be the preferred way to fix it.
1496. PelleNilsson - 6/29/2000 11:08:41 PM
Indy, you are too clever by one.
1497. Indiana Jones - 6/29/2000 11:14:17 PM
Pelle: I'm guessing the reason Real Audio might do it that way (which seems circumlocutious) is you might have a clip you didn't want people stealing. So you don't link to it directly, but to this rpm file that goes and finds it. The rpm file would not be accessible via the Web (in your case it is, but you could put it somewhere that it wasn't) and neither would test.ra.
That way, I could listen to your clip but not copy it to my machine.
Again, though, this is all guesswork because you've already learned more about RealAudio than I have!
1498. PelleNilsson - 6/29/2000 11:22:00 PM
I started this because I wanted to play a couple of bird calls for cmboyce. The next hurdle is to find a way to turn off the built-in microphone in the laptop. I have a CDRipper program but it records the sound from the mic in parallel to that from the CD.
I'm on my way home now so I'll log out. Thanks again!
1499. PelleNilsson - 7/2/2000 6:22:18 PM
Indy
The solution we found Friday turned out to be a pseudo-solution. The .rm file does not launch true streaming mode. The entire file downloads and then Realplayer starts. When you have a fast connection and a small file (162K) you hardly notice the difference. There is also the problem with the disk cache. Maybe you think it's a bit slow the first time and you want to check it again. Then the file has been cached and it loads quickly.
I found this out over the weekend with a 56K connection. So the purpose of the .rpm file is to activate streaming mode (refer the browser's list of applications).
But never mind about that for now. I have activated an account with tripod.com which has a different approch.
1500. PelleNilsson - 7/2/2000 6:26:46 PM
Anyone who looks in here and has Realplayer installed: please click here and tell me what happens. I get a very low sound level. On the other hand I have some problems with my sound card.
