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I wonder if it is possible at all to create/use audio player as a custom field and add it to the custom object.

My target is to have a "Phonecall" custom object and store call data in that object such as:

  • Call ID
  • Call Date & Time
  • Service Number
  • URL To call Recording

I also want to be able to play that call recording using some audio player.

Something like in the screenshot attached.

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Would the audio player have to be a field belonging to that object? Or a visualforce page ? I am a bit lost I don't know how to "merge" the player with the object.

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  • from where you are getting the details like Call ID, Call Date & Time, Service Number and URL?
    – Saroj Bera
    Apr 27, 2016 at 14:10
  • @SarojBera from third-party telephony provider
    – zachu
    Apr 27, 2016 at 14:11

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Intriguing use-case you have here. I don't believe there would be any way to render in something as complex as an audio player from a formula field (or at least, no way that would be relatively simple/lightweight and secure).
My suggestion would be to make a Visualforce page embedded on the page layout, and have it display the audio player using apex:flash or maybe raw JavaScript depending on what kind of audio player you intend to use.

edit: Apparently, HTML5 directly supports audio as long as your clients are using a browser modern enough for HTML5

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  • I have managed to render audio player using HTML5. How do I link my "Phonecall" custom object to visualforce page with media player?
    – zachu
    Apr 27, 2016 at 14:33
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    Make your VF page use standardController="Phonecall__c" then in the audio source tag, set the src attribute to something like src="{!Phonecall__c.Recording_URL__c}".
    – RenegadeCoder
    Apr 27, 2016 at 15:04

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