Opening an .mpeg video 2

[DeepBlerg]

Hi,

How do I open an mpg video in Windows Media Player by pressing a button on my flash movie.

I tried: getURL ("movie.mpg"

But that opens it in a browser. Can it be opened independantly?

Thanks in advance.

 

[oldnewbie]

Online or local?

Regards,

 

[DeepBlerg]

local

 

[oldnewbie]

Try it with FSCommand:

on(press){
fscommand ("exec", "wmplayer" + chr(9) + "movie.mpg"
}

wmplayer.exe is the name of my current Windows Media Player, replace it with your's and without the .exe extension.
Should work fine if your player is intalled in the c:/windows folder.

This also won't work from the Flash application itself. Check your .swf on it's own!

Regards,
And might I be blessed with your vote!

 

[fjp476]

I voted fot you Oldnewbie. I don't know when but I know that'll come in handy for me one of these days.
Cheers,
Frank

 

[DeepBlerg]

Hey oldnewbie,

Just wondering is there a way to open it without specifying a player and just uses the default media player. What I'm doing is putting these on Cd's and so some peoples default player wont be wmplayer.

Thanks again.

 

[TulsaJeff]

Why not make a button for Windows Media Player and a button for QuickTime or whatever players you feel will be a possibility and let the user choose his preference. If anyone is like me... I use several different ones depending on the day and the application... might be nice having a choice.

Just a thought...;-) Regards,
TulsaJeff

 

[oldnewbie]

There is one way, but it opens an annoying does window for a second or so before opening the requested file.

You can try:
on(press){
fscommand ("exec", "start" + chr(9) + "movie.mpg"
}

Regards,