# \[f8\] mp3 playe problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-mp3-playe-problems/215066>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 3, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-mp3-playe-problems/215066 "2007-02-03T19:01:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-mp3-playe-problems/215066/1 "2007-02-03T19:01:16Z")

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the music.xml could be an iTunes playlist, but my problem is that the music starts, then it stops as soon as i load in the album art, how do i make it not do that??

also any little impoverments that you see that could be added to the code please tell me  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] playList\_xml = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]XML[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR];  
playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
playList\_xml.[COLOR=#000080]totalSongs[/COLOR] = playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]length[/COLOR]/[COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR];  
currentSong = [COLOR=#000080]29[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(getSong(currentSong));_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(getBand(currentSong));_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(getLocation(currentSong));_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] my\_sound:[COLOR=#0000FF]Sound[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]Sound[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
my\_sound.[COLOR=#0000FF]loadSound[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]getLocationCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
my\_sound.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
getAlbumArtCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
my\_sound.[COLOR=#0000FF]onSoundComplete[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
currentSong = currentSong+[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR];  
my\_sound.[COLOR=#0000FF]loadSound[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]getLocationCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
getLocation = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
songArray = playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]i=[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; i\<songArray.[COLOR=#0000FF]length[/COLOR]; i++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]songArray[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR] == [COLOR=#FF0000]“Location”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] songArray[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i+[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
getAlbum = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] && COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
album = playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]7[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] album;  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=#FF0000]“error please try a smaller or bigger number”[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
getBand = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] && COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
band = playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]5[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] band;  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=#FF0000]“error please try a smaller or bigger number”[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
getSong = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] && COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
song = playList\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] song;  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=#FF0000]“error please try a smaller or bigger number”[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
getAlbumArt = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
album = escapeCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]url[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]“[http://webservices.amazon.com/onca/xml?Service=AWSECommerceService&AWSAccessKeyId=1P4F4GHEMX3T8RRTY682&Operation=ItemSearch&SearchIndex=Music&Keywords="[/COLOR]+album+[COLOR=#FF0000]"&ResponseGroup=Images](http://webservices.amazon.com/onca/xml?Service=AWSECommerceService&AWSAccessKeyId=1P4F4GHEMX3T8RRTY682&Operation=ItemSearch&SearchIndex=Music&Keywords=%22%5B/COLOR%5D+album+%5BCOLOR=#FF0000%5D%22&ResponseGroup=Images)”[/COLOR];  
albumArt\_xml = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]XML[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
albumArt\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
albumArt\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pic = albumArt\_xml.[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]createEmptyMovieClip[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“albumArtPic\_mc”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]getNextHighestDepth[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
albumArtPic\_mc.[COLOR=#0000FF]loadMovie[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
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