windows media player launch?

[ptvsavant webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I've been habving tons of problems getting windows media files to embed correctly, so I've decided to offer the cheap and easy option.

What's the best way to launch a .wmv file from a projector movie in WMP? (using MX)

[Gretchen Macdowall]

In article <bhqrir$g1r$1@forums.macromedia.com>, "ptvsavant"
[email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> I've been habving tons of problems getting windows media files to embed

correctly, so I've decided to offer the cheap and easy option.

>
> What's the best way to launch a .wmv file from a projector movie in WMP?

(using MX)

You can do it pretty painlessly with Kent Kersten's free FileXtra3:

[url]http://www.kblab.net/xtras[/url]

on mouseUp
pathToFile = "C:\Desktop Folder\whatever.wmv"
-- line below builds path at runtime relative to dir movie
-- pathToFile = the moviepath & "videos\whatever.wmv"
pathToFile = QUOTE & pathToMovie & QUOTE
instance = new(xtra "filextra3")
pathToParentApp = fxFileGetAppPath(instance,"wmv")
fx_FileRunApp(pathToParentApp & " " & pathToFile)
end

Gretchen Macdowall
[url]http://www.updatestage.com/[/url]

[SafariTECH]

The quick and easy way would be to use BuddyAPI to open the file ... it will automatically choose the default registered application for that file type.

You can use 2 commands for free.

If you don't want to use BuddyAPI then you have to first find out the user's pathway to their WMP and then use : OPEN file WITH path2WMP

The only way to embed a WMV file in Director is with an Xtra like Tabuleiro's Streaming Media Xtra (since WMV is a streaming media file)


If you decide to go with one of the first 2 options, you should realize that Win95, NT4, nor Win98 have WMP by default - chances are most have upgraded and installed it by now, but you will likely come across a few that have not, so you will have to offer the installers to those people.



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Glen Palmer
SafariTECH
Cold Fusion Specialist
[url]www.safaritech.com[/url]
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[ptvsavant webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thanks for your help everyone! I actually found a real easy way to do it. I just used gotoNetPage. Since it is on a CD, I just left off the drive letter and it launches it immediately. Whodda thunk it?

Again, I appreciate all the help!