Dear All,
What are the benefits of using an asx vs. a wsx file?
Can a wsx file be delivered by IIS (on http) or does it HAVE to be on
the Windows Media Server? (I am trying to create a wsx file
dynamically with ASP, but I understand that since it is on the WMS
server, that is not possible) Am I correct?
Thanks!
"janefield2002@yahoo.com" wrote:
> What are the benefits of using an asx vs. a wsx file?
This is a clientside playlist - server has nothing to do with it, so it's
"lighter". With the wsx-es you have much more properties to set though, and,
therefore, it is much more flexible.
> Can a wsx file be delivered by IIS
Sure! Set the httpd:// ppoint source (appropriate plugin has to be enabled).
Then point to an asp handler which delivers xml data.
Regards,
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WR
Thanks, WR. But, the problem is that I am embedded a video in an html
file.
So, the URL parameter for windows media player is specified as a
".wsx". So, URL = mms://publishingpoint/mywsx.wsx.
The above WORKS!
However, if I change URL to URL = http://mywebserver/mywsx.wsx does
not work.
Your reference to using "httpd" seems to work only as described in:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753558.aspx
This means that I need to specify a wsx file AND then reference a
dynamically generated wsx using the src tag from the wsx file.
The problem is I want to use URL = http://mywebserver/dynamicwsxgenerator.asp
(that generates a wsx) so that I can read in some session information
in iis, which is completely inaccessible if the wsx file lies on WMS.
I know I can generate a dynamic wsx by using httpd, but if the
referring file is a wsx itself, it is impossible for me to pass
session info from iis to wms to iis. (I know cookies can be passed,
but I dont think sessions and query strings can be passed)
Am I making sense?
Can you advise?
On Jul 19, 9:46 pm, WR
> "janefield2...@yahoo.com" wrote:
> > What are the benefits of using an asx vs. a wsx file?
>
> This is a clientside playlist - server has nothing to do with it, so it's
> "lighter". With the wsx-es you have much more properties to set though, and,
> therefore, it is much more flexible.
>
> > Can a wsx file be delivered by IIS
>
> Sure! Set the httpd:// ppoint source (appropriate plugin has to be enabled).
> Then point to an asp handler which delivers xml data.
>
> Regards,
> --
> WR
"janefield2002@yahoo.com" wrote:
> Thanks, WR. But, the problem is that I am embedded a video in an html
> file.
>
> So, the URL parameter for windows media player is specified as a
> ".wsx". So, URL = mms://publishingpoint/mywsx.wsx.
>
> The above WORKS!
>
> However, if I change URL to URL = http://mywebserver/mywsx.wsx does
> not work.
Of course it doesn't. If You call mms://publishingpoint/mywsx.wsx, the
playlist is being understood by the player as a media file (with a playlist
logic interpreted on the server side). That's why you can view wsx-es in a
player provided that You stream those from the WMS. When You call
http://mywebserver/mywsx.wsx, there is nothing to interpret the playlist
there on the serverside! HTTP server doesn't stream media.
> The problem is I want to use URL = http://mywebserver/dynamicwsxgenerator.asp
> (that generates a wsx) so that I can read in some session information
> in iis, which is completely inaccessible if the wsx file lies on WMS.
> I know I can generate a dynamic wsx by using httpd, but if the
> referring file is a wsx itself, it is impossible for me to pass
> session info from iis to wms to iis. (I know cookies can be passed,
> but I dont think sessions and query strings can be passed)
You will need to write a WMS plugin then... It should parse an incoming
request and pass the extra parameters further to the IIS. It is doable.
Regards,
--
WR