WMP code from Corey

Rigid Life · Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 2

Hi I'm just an old guy trying to learn some new stuff. You helped this old guy back in feb 21 and there were some questions I had about code'
1.codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,7,1112">
<param name="filename" value="CamTest.wmv"> Why is it that this code base cannot be found when I try to enter it in a browser? Has it changed? What is the WMP10 codebase
2. the mime type="aplication/x-mplayer2" ? why is the 2 important? what is this refering too? do you need this?

3.you refered to the old player 6.0 in CLSID does it mater?
4. embeding is this not supported anymore? Why do I see Object and embed together in many examples?
5. What are all the embed parms like loop= work with <Parms> like PlayCount= are they case sensitive? I can't get a AVI file to play like radar.avi How do they work together? or don't they?
6. can you change the size of the window to a smaller that that of the file properties?

please refer to this post http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/help/sutra48219.html

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PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 3598 Location: Biloxi, MS

Not sure if I can answer all of these.

1) Personally I never used the codebase. Might refer to Windows Media Player Reference. Use of the "object" tags and the CLSID for WMP 10.

The codebase link ay have been moved from MS' server are only the media player is able access it.

2) MIME Reference MIME type for an "avi" file should have been "video/x-msvideo".

3) Better to bring the "clsid" up-to-date. Some older ones may work because of the backwards compatibility, but you can't depend on it always being there on newer players.

4) The "embed" tag (there's only ONE) is deprecated. It was an old Netscape tag that was used for a long time. Some older browser may need it, but I prefer to say heck with them and go with the latest "object" tags. People need to to update their browsers. I have no sympathy for those that don't.

5) The "param" attributes defines the parameter for the object. It is better to ALWAYS use lowercase for tag, attributes, folder and file names including CSS properties. Make you syntactically correct if you ever update to latest standards. Fewer changes to be made when you go to XHTML 1.0 document types.

6) The window size of a player can be resized up to a point. Smaller is easier, but, depending on original window size as set by file, you may not be able to go full screen with some media files.

Further info:

The Object Element
Playing Sounds on a Web Site
Playing Videos on a Web Site
Windows Multimedia Formats

Hope I got it answered for you.

Rigid Life · Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 2

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PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 3598 Location: Biloxi, MS