Q383 How can I play a wav file when someone clicks on a link which at the same time changes the current page?

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Q383 How can I play a wav file when someone clicks on a link which at the same time changes the current page?

Tricky. The actual playing of the wav file will be interrupted by the loading of the next document. You'd have to load the wav file into another window or another frame for it to contine playing.

Something like:

<a href="nextpage.htm" onClick="parent.otherframe.href='sound.wav'">click for next page</a>

or perhaps:

<a href="nextpage.htm" onClick="window.open('sound.wav')">click for next page</a>

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• December 08, 2002 at 09:18:53: jake arnott