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[steveparks]

I would like to add audio samples for products, in a dialog box as with the detailed images.

I've tried copying the detailed images mod, and adapting it to also handle audio, but while i managed to get most of it working i couldn't get file uploads to work.

I'm now wondering whether the simplest way might be top upload all the audio files to an audio directory via ftp with filenames that relate to the productid. eg 218a.mp3 218b.mp3 etc

Then have the products template look for any files with the productid, and load them in.

Anyone have any ideas on this - and how to also load in a description for each file?????

thanks
steve

[sbkp]

I need the same thing, and I was considering the same DetailedImages-based approach. I wonder how thing went since your post.

Thanks,
Stefan

[steveparks]

Hi Stefan

Unfortunately I've (a) not had much time and (b) not been able to get any answers as to how the detailed images mod manages the file upload process, so I haven't got very far.

I got as far as:
1. Having a nicely designed section on the customers view of the product page that listed the audio clips and gave a nice flash play button to stream them with.
2. Added a page to the admin section of the Edit product view, allowing the admin to see the audio clips associated with a product and to edit the description or delete the clip
3. Having a database table to keep track of the audio clips and their descriptions.

But I couldn't get the file upload to work so that an admin could upload a new audio clip which would be put into the filesystem and listed in the database table - I had to FTP the audio file, and then maually edit the database table in order to get it to work.

So all I have to do is figure out the file upload system, and then I'll be there!

Any ideas anyone?

steve

[sbkp]

Steve,

Thanks for the update. After I posted here, I found your detailed post here http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=16884. Is that code all current? I'm happy to play with it and see if I can work it out. I just want to make sure I'm starting with the latest greatest.

I actually want to generalize it to handle any media type, as we have some WAV, AVI, and MOV demos, too. But the file uploading is a necessary step. While I don't mind tweaking around in mysql, the people who have to manage the products aren't quite so keen on that...

Thanks a bunch.

- Stefan

[steveparks]

Hi Stefan

It's a long while since I worked on this, but I think that is the latest code. The only thing I can see missing from there are the steps to include the Modules files in the admin product editing page selection menu, and the customer product view page - but those steps are very simple to do.

Please do let me know how you get on, I;d love to have this one cracked!

steve

[rossco]

Why not do what we have

http://www.ross-co.co.uk/xcart/Eminence-Redcoat-Series-The-Tonker-pr-16235.html

[steveparks]

Hi

I got a file not found at that link???

steve

[Dongan]

Originally Posted by rossco

Why not do what we have

http://www.ross-co.co.uk/xcart/Eminence-Redcoat-Series-The-Tonker-pr-16235.html

Error: 404 the page not found....mmm....

[badgesales]

Hello rossco,

Great setup, so how is it done??

[steveparks]

Hi

The link worked ok this time....looks good.

I'd guess that these are just flash files embedded into the detailed description, streaming MP3's?

I'm looking for a solution that is linked into the database, allowing users to upload audio files when they create a product - exactly like detailed images.

With this solution, if i'm right in my assumptions, they'd have to FTP an MP3 file to the server, then embed a flash button and alter the code to direct it to the right MP3. Which is a bit more complex than I'm looking for from the users point of view.

Nice site though (and it looks like you've put my amazon style tabs to good use - hope you like 'em!)

cheers
steve