HTML Reference Guide : BGSOUND Command

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<BGSOUND> Command

Command Syntax:
<BGSOUND command parameters>
Plays a background sound file on the page if the user's browser is audio capable or has an appropriate plug-in.
The command is only supported by the Internet Explorer browser at this time.
See also: <EMBED>, <SOUND>

Command Parameters:

src="URL"

Defines the URL at which the background sound file can be found by the browser.

loop="integer|infinite"

Where

an integer -
defines the number of times the sound file should replay. ( An integer value of -1 is equivalent to value infinite. )

infinite -
causes the sound file to replay continuously.

Example:

Loads the sound file entertainer.mid.
Plays the sound file 10 times.
The sound file will replay if the page is reloaded.
The browser must be audio capable or have the appropriate plug-in.
The host file server on which the HTML code is mounted must be MIME encoding the audio file type .MID.

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