Darkplayer Drop Down Box Help Options

[chrisrix16]

hey..

on my xanga... i have a darkplayer with 4 songs... theres a drop down box... and i edited the code to show the names... but the songs just play randomly when the xanga comes up... and when you select a different song... it wont change ... can anyone see whats wrong in the code?

CODE

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<object id="darkplayer" codeBase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701" type="application/x-oleobject" height="44" standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..." width="195" classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"><PARAM NAME="transparentatStart" VALUE="true">
</object>
<form name="form">

<p style="text-align: center">
<select style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND:#000000; WIDTH: 200px; COLOR: #00CCFF; font-face: arial" name="Yellowcard Songs" size="1">
<option value="0">Only One</option>
<option value="1">Way Away</option>
<option value="2">Ocean Ovenue</option>
<option value="3">Breathing</option>

</select><br>
<input TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="darkplay" VALUE=".pLaY." onClick="play(document.forms['form'].playlist);">
<input TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="darkpause" VALUE=".PaUsE." onClick="document.darkplayer.Pause(); playstate=2;">
<input TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="darkstop" VALUE=".StOp." onClick="document.darkplayer.Stop(); playstate=2;"></p>
</form>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--


var playstate = 1;
shuffle = 1; // set to 0 to always play first song in list
// set to 1 to randomly choose the first song to play
songs=new Array();
songs[0]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_6_04.asf";
songs[1]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_1_04.asf";
songs[2]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_3_04.asf";
songs[3]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_2_04.asf";

if (shuffle == 1) {
var randsg = Math.floor(Math.random()*songs.length);
document.darkplayer.FileName = songs[randsg];
document.darkplayer.scr = songs[randsg];
document.forms['form'].playlist.options[randsg].selected = true;
}
function play(list) {
if (playstate == 2) {
document.darkplayer.Play();
} else {
var snum = list.options[list.selectedIndex].value
document.darkplayer.FileName = songs[snum];
document.darkplayer.scr = songs[snum];
}
playstate = 1;
}
//-->
</script>

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Heres my xanga if u wanna see how the problem works:

XavierFactor11's Xanga Page

Any help is appreciated

[chrisrix16]

Ok now I got the drop down to work thanks matt for the code... but now the problem is that the play stop and pause buttons are blended in with the background... and you cant see them...

CODE

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<object id="darkplayer" codeBase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701" type="application/x-oleobject" height="44" standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..." width="195" classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"><PARAM NAME="transparentatStart" VALUE="true">
</object>
<form name="form">

<p style="text-align: center">
<select style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND:#000000; WIDTH: 200px; COLOR: #00CCFF; font-face: arial" name="Yellowcard Songs" size="1">
<option value="0">Only One</option>
<option value="1">Way Away</option>
<option value="2">Ocean Ovenue</option>
<option value="3">Breathing</option>

</select><br>
<input TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="darkplay" VALUE=".pLaY." onClick="play(document.forms['form'].playlist);">
<input TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="darkpause" VALUE=".PaUsE." onClick="document.darkplayer.Pause(); playstate=2;">
<input TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="darkstop" VALUE=".StOp." onClick="document.darkplayer.Stop(); playstate=2;"></p>
</form>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--


var playstate = 1;
shuffle = 1; // set to 0 to always play first song in list
// set to 1 to randomly choose the first song to play
songs=new Array();
songs[0]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_6_04.asf";
songs[1]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_1_04.asf";
songs[2]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_3_04.asf";
songs[3]="http://a420.v8383d.c8383.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/420/8383/3b858b51/mtvrdstr.download.akamai.com/8512/wmp/0/24962/28398_1_2_04.asf";

if (shuffle == 1) {
var randsg = Math.floor(Math.random()*songs.length);
document.darkplayer.FileName = songs[randsg];
document.darkplayer.scr = songs[randsg];
document.forms['form'].playlist.options[randsg].selected = true;
}
function play(list) {
if (playstate == 2) {
document.darkplayer.Play();
} else {
var snum = list.options[list.selectedIndex].value
document.darkplayer.FileName = songs[snum];
document.darkplayer.scr = songs[snum];
}
playstate = 1;
}
//-->
</script>

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http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=XavierFactor11

Theres the site to see what i mean...

Thanks for the help with the drop down... any suggestions for that problem?