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Converting a wav. file into html format for use on website

Jan 3, 2008 4:32AM PST

I need to convert a wav. file into html code in order to use it on my website. Is there sometype of software that will allow me to do this or is this even possible?

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Sorry but as of today...
Jan 3, 2008 4:47AM PST

HTML is not able to "hold sound." So it's not possible. It is however possible for HTML to tell the web browser to play a wav.

Your question however didn't ask for that.

Bob

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Jan 20, 2008 10:55PM PST

HTML is a mark up language... all it does is tell the borswer how to display the text inside of it and where to place graphics. You can have your html page play a wave file like so:

(stick this in the are you want it to appear)
<embed src="path to your wav file.wav">