Playing external sound (iOS app)

[iden_tidad]

Hi everyone, so I've got a problem, I am making some play btns that will play a sound when it's pressed,

I have the mp3 file in some folder that i refer to in the code:

it plays well when testing, but when i "publish" the app as an .ipa and put it in my iPhone the play button doesn't work,

and i added the folders to the app exactly as it is in the code, which is this:

Random_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playRandomSound);

var random_sound:Sound = new Sound();

random_sound.load(new URLRequest("random/randomness/randomsound.mp3"));

var my_randomchannel:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();

function playRandomjSound(event:MouseEvent):void{

my_randomchannel = random_sound.play();

}

function stopSound(event:MouseEvent):void{

my_randomchannel.stop();

}

Any reason why it shouldn't play that i dont know?

I reapeat i added the "random" folder with the "randomness" sub folder with the "randomsound.mp3" file to the app in the AIR iOS settings..

Thanks for any responses to help

[sinious · Accepted solution]

Try to use the File class to reference the file.

var randFile:File = File.applicationDirectory.resolvePath("/random/randomness/randomsound.mp3");

// exist?

if (randFile.exists)

{

     var random_sound:Sound = new Sound();

     random_sound.load(new URLRequest(randFile.nativePath));

     // etc

}

[iden_tidad]

Thank you, I will try as soon as I can, and I will tell you how it went.

[l_avanti]

Thank you very much . I had the same problem, I tested with your code and works great.

[sinious]

Glad it worked for you. It's a little weird at first but soon you'll appreciate properties like .url and .nativePath. Good luck to you both!

[asydd]

Mr Sinious

Thanks for your time as above:

I have:___________________________________________

/* AIR 3.6.0.5990 for iOS Flash Pro CS6 Mac OS */

import flash.filesystem.File;

import flash.filesystem.FileMode;

import flash.media.Sound;

import flash.media.SoundChannel;

var sFile:File = File.applicationDirectory.resolvePath("/alou/sounds/test.mp3");

var channel:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();

var snd_1:Sound;

if (sFile.exists) {

          trace('File there: ');

          snd_1 = new Sound();

          snd_1.load(URLRequest(sFile.nativePath));

} else {

          trace('File NOT found: ');

          snd_1 = new p0spop();

}

channel.stop();

channel = snd_1.play();

___________________________________________

from which I get: File NOT found:

if I move the statement:   snd_1.load(URLRequest(sFile.nativePath));

outside the if exists, I get: TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert "/alou/sounds/test.mp3" to flash.net.URLRequest.

If I add the: (new URLRequest...

I get:  Attempted access of inaccessible method nativePath through a reference with static type flash.filesystem:File.

I would really appreciate a hand with this as sound is a major component of my current project. Thanks

[sinious]

Moving my house to another state, been busy for months, sorry for a late post.

I presume the file is relative to the application install directory? Try simply removing the first / to make the final path: "alou/sounds/test.mp3".

[asydd]

Happy new house, or were you actually moving the house itself...

Thanks, I did try that  and got:

TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert "/Users/sesyd/Flash/AuntLou/alou/sounds/test.mp3" to flash.net.URLRequest.

          at soundiOS_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()[soundiOS_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:25]

22  if (sFile.exists) {

23       trace('File there: ');

24       snd_1 = new Sound();

25       snd_1.load(URLRequest(sFile.nativePath));

So I'm guessing the file is found, but I have a different problem. Have tried different configurations for the sound, but haven't hit the right one yet.

I'd like to be able to have either library based [or file based in one directory "/alou/sounds/test.mp3"] and if the user records or supplies a different sound file [ "/alou/altSnds/test.mp3"], play that instead of the default.

but I need more help there as well...  (I'm writting time line based - not class etc at this stage)

[sinious]

A happy move, getting out of renting to buy while the market is still so/so. You just never know how much stuff you have until you have to move alllll of it .

You should be able to use the .url property and you want to make a new URLRequest, not type convert.

e.g.

snd_1.load(new URLRequest(sFile.url));

Although .nativePath should work just fine as well. For common sense code reading I like to stick to the same spec, structure, syntax, etc. URLs in this case.

[asydd]

Excellent thank you Sinious, worked a treat.

We have two young boys... (5&7) have moved 9 times since 2006 inc one international. Understand and feel I understand the same syntax better. Thank you

[sinious]

You're welcome and I hope you no longer ever need to move . Good luck!