How to play .mp3 files in chrome with computer local file

Question

I have made a mp3 player. Which plays only src determined files. But I need it should also play those .mp3 file which is in my computer local drive. But only this c://fakepath... stop my effort.

Can anybody solve this problem. So that I can solve such problem for my next video player.

Thanks

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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Local files can't be referenced from the web. However if you have the file on your computer and access it with file://something, it should be able to access relative urls.

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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answered Apr 05 '13 at 05:50

NoBugs

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Sorry, for more clarification, a simple question. How can I play computer local .mp3 file from browser through "input type='file'" through javascript. :) – Gautam Kumar Apr 05 '13 at 06:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '18 at 12:09

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I found an answer here.

You can choose a file with input tag and play it with audio tag.

answered Mar 11 '18 at 12:09

Jeff

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 05 '13 at 05:53

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If you want to Use Javascript

Get your audio element and call the play():

document.getElementById('audiotag').play();

Check example: http://www.storiesinflight.com/html5/audio.html.
This site has complete details.

answered Apr 05 '13 at 05:53

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Sorry, for more clarification, a simple question. How can I play computer local .mp3 file from browser through "input type='file'" through javascript. :) – Gautam Kumar Apr 05 '13 at 06:17

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 05 '13 at 06:17

Not sure exactly what you're looking for, but you could try something like:

<audio id="myaudio" src="file://my/dir/file.mp3" preload="auto"></audio>
<a href="javascript:play_sound();">test audio</a>
<script type="text/javascript">

  function play_sound() {
    document.getElementById('myaudio').play();
  }

</script>

How to play .mp3 files in chrome with computer local file

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