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I guess I left out the Dictionary entry is actually "play file" if you look up just "play" it will show desktop and iOS only.


Simon

Simon,

What a forehead-slapping moment! I would assume that a video file would require all of the mobileControl nonsense because there would need to be a real player object in which the video would play. Luckily, my stack just needs a couple of audio files. Moving the audio file into the same folder as the stack simplified the specialFolderPath issue.

Thanks again!

Barry

PS - This line of code actually worked in Android:

A few things I found when copying an mp3 etc to play on Android
-I had to tick 'copy referenced files': so it contained _referenced files
- I had to be careful to match the file name so if myBest.mp3 not to use mybest.mp3 in the app.
- I had to use "engine" in the specialfolderpath

Another useful tip is: wait until the sound is done

newtronsols wrote:A few things I found when copying an mp3 etc to play on Android
-I had to tick 'copy referenced files': so it contained _referenced files
- I had to be careful to match the file name so if myBest.mp3 not to use mybest.mp3 in the app.
- I had to use "engine" in the specialfolderpath

Another useful tip is: wait until the sound is done

- 'copy referenced files' checkbox I left disabled. No problems encountered.
- case sensitivity in Android?? I just checked online and, apparently, it is. The moron over at Google who made this decision should be beaten with sharp sticks.
- "engine" in the specialfolderpath. Yep, working perfectly as you instructed. I just had to move my audio files into the same directory as my .livecode file and they were then stored properly in the .apk
- 'wait until the sound is done' Oh, yes; that was a very early discovery (actually, a response to my cry for help here in the forum a number of years ago).

Thanks very much,
Barry