Thanks for response, John. I'll check out the Perl library.
I must not be creating a link properly, because if I click on a link to an
mp3 playlist using IE on a PC WITHOUT Quicktime, it simply displays the
contents of the .pls file the links points to. I created the playlist link
using the following code from another user on this list. If there is
another way to do it, I'm ready to be schooled. Is there a good document on
these things?
***from here***
[playlist]
File1=http://your.own.site:8000/nameofplaylist
Title1=Playlist Title
Length1=-1
NumberOfEntries=1
Version=2
***end here***
I put the above code in a text file called PlaylistName.pls and created a
link to it on a web page. It works fine with a Mac and iTunes or a PC w/QT
player, but PCs without QT just display the text above.
-Oliver
> ----------
> From: John Anderson
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:38 PM
> To: Oliver Block
> Cc: email@hidden
> Subject: Re: Web Link to MP3 Stream for Windows clients
>
> Mac OS X Server features WebDAV support, but this is only a file system
> standard. QTSS Admin doesn't support multiple users at this point, so
> you would need to give everybody the administrator password in order for
> them to set up playlists with our UI...
>
> We do include (and use) a Perl library called playlist-lib, which you
> can use to manipulate playlists on your own. One solution is to use Perl
> to create your own CGIs for your websites, and integrate playlist-lib
> support into them.
>
> As for opening the link in Windows Media Player (or WinAmp, for that
> matter) that will all depend on what the end-user has selected as the
> handler for MP3 client playlists. If they've set up WiMP to handle their
> MP3 stuff, then it will launch when the user clicks on the link. Same
> goes for Macs using Audion, QT, or MacAmp instead of iTunes.
>
> John Anderson
>
>
> On Monday, December 10, 2001, at 10:36 AM, Oliver Block wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > With the help of some people on this list, I was able to set up my
> > QTSS 4
> > server and create links in HTML that will open up an MP3 playlist in
> > iTunes
> > on the Mac or in QT Player on my PC running Win2K. Thanks for the
> > help,everyone! I would like to create a link that will open up a
> > playlist
> > in Windows Media Player on the PC since most of my PC users do not have
> > QT
> > installed. Can anyone shed some light on a solution?
> >
> > I would also like to find a way for users to upload MP3's through a web
> > page
> > and then create playlists. Is there a package out there that will do
> > this?
> > Has anyone done this on their own? I was thinking maybe using Webdav
> > through OSX server? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Oliver
> > Mac Technician
> > The Zipatoni Co.
> > OS X Server 10.1.1 running QTSS 4
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