getBytesTotal for file without Loading-4 podcast

Hello kirupa…

So i am building a dynamic podcast creator with flash (and mySQL, amfPHP) for a client who is not a tech person at all.

The podcast will update itself through the CMS we are building for him.

For an iTunes podcast however, i need to include the length of each podcast item in bytes.

Is there a way i can get the file size of the mp3 without fully loading it into a Sound object?

Anybody know? I dont think My client will be able to get and fill in the length in bytes for each entry, so i need a way to do this behind the scenes.

I would like to think that there is a way to do this other than storing the “bytes total” in the database when the client uploads the mp3 through the flash CMS.

ANy help would be hugely appreciated.