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POSetURL method of QuickTime object undefined?
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copied!<p>I have a hidden embedded QuickTime object on my page that I'm trying to control via JavaScript, but it's not working. The object looks like this:</p> <pre><code><object id="myPlayer" data="" type="audio/mpeg" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download" width="0" height="0"> <param name="autoPlay" value="false" /> <param name="controller" value="false" /> <param name="enablejavascript" value="true" /> </object> </code></pre> <p>There is nothing in the data parameter because at render time, I don't know the URL that's going to be loaded. I set it like this:</p> <pre><code>var player = document.getElementById("myPlayer"); player.SetURL(url); </code></pre> <p>The audio will later be played back with:</p> <pre><code>player.Play(); </code></pre> <p>Firefox 3.0.3 produces no error in the JavaScript console, but no playback occurs when <code>Play()</code> is called. Safari 3.0.4 produces the following error in the console:</p> <pre><code>"Value undefined (result of expression player.SetURL) is not object." </code></pre> <p>Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 gives the following extremely helpful error message:</p> <pre><code>"Unspecified error." </code></pre> <p>I have QuickTime version 7.4 installed on my machine. <a href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QTScripting_JavaScript/bQTScripting_JavaScri_Document/chapter_1000_section_5.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Apple's documentation</a> says that <code>SetURL()</code> is correct, so why does it not work?</p>

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