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elitedesignsolutions
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10/25/10 07:24 AM (15 years ago)

streaming pls file

Hello, I am trying to put together an app for a radio station and the only stream is a .pls file. Any ideas thoughts on how to get this to work. I have extremely little coding experience, hence using this wonderful program.
 
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10/25/10 07:39 AM (15 years ago)
Hi... let's start by doing this. What is the URL to the stream you want to use? I'll try to figure out what format it is sending then report back with some suggestions.
 
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10/25/10 07:44 AM (15 years ago)
Hello, thanks for the quick reply. The URL is: http://stream.airamericaminnesota.com:8000/listen.pls
 
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10/25/10 07:51 AM (15 years ago)
That stream should work, I just tested it on iPhone -works great. I have not tested it on Android but will soon. Do this. 1) add a custom URL screen to your app 2) Use the URL you sent for the web address This should do the trick -:)
 
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10/25/10 07:54 AM (15 years ago)
ok, that sounds easy enough. Thanks again for your quick reply.
 
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10/25/10 07:57 AM (15 years ago)
You're welcome. I'll report back after testing on Android. Cheers.
 
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10/26/10 11:05 PM (15 years ago)
Update: The .pls stream does not play on Android. This may be a limitation of the source sound, it may not be .mp3 coming from the server. You may be able to visit that sources web-page, control panel, service provider, or something along those lines and find a URL that provides the stream in a different format. For today, .pls won't work. We'll look into it in future releases.
 
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10/27/10 06:18 AM (15 years ago)
Ok, thanks for checking. I'll try to see if I can get a .mp3 version of the stream.
 
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10/30/10 05:51 AM (15 years ago)
Hi, similar situation here. trying to stream a radio station. Please could you test if the stream works. http://encryptant.antfarm.co.za/fifa/redivertor/media/5fm_22-za.asx or http://www.5fm.co.za/listen-live-player Both the links have the same streams. Please advice on what to do. Thanks :)
 
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05/13/11 05:27 AM (15 years ago)
Hello Mikie! http://www.5fm.co.za/listen-live-player works great on my Android Evo. How did you do that?
 

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