Re: Accessing HTML embeded objects with Internet Explorer ActiveX.

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Nicholas,
Since I am controlling how the HTML is generated, I also know what file (
flash, wmv etc ) is being embeded into the HTML file. Thus I thought of
having different HTML templates for the formats I plan to support ( Flash,
wmv, mov etc ). Since I will know the file extention I should be able to
create separte code paths which are specific for each file format. I plan to
create an abstract MediaPlayer class and then have wrappers for each format's
play, stop and finish, but the problem I have is actually hooking into the
Flash, Media Player or QuickTime respective events.

Or am I missing the point?

Thanks.


"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" wrote:

> Dominique,
>
> No, I'm recommending that in your page you standardize the movie format,
> so that the player is always the same. Different formats are going to use
> different players, and getting notification that a movie stopped for all of
> them is going to be a pain.
>
>
> --
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - mvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "Dominique" <Dominique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2E35D914-B299-4E39-8D3E-C302FA563DE4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Nicholas,
> > Thanks for your reply. Are you suggesting I use MSHTML or some other
> > method?
> > I quite new to this whole embed IE thing, so need a little bit more
> > direction.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Dominique,
> >>
> >> That's going to be hard to do. You will have to find out which
> >> object
> >> it is exactly (using the class id, most likely), and then find out the
> >> specific events based on that.
> >>
> >> I would recommend standardizing the format and the player you are
> >> going
> >> to use, this way, you can be sure to detect when the movie ends (instead
> >> of
> >> trying to determine this from arbitrary players).
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> >> - mvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> "Dominique" <Dominique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:48039AF4-9D3D-428E-BA6F-47508BDCDD66@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Hi all,
> >> > I'm using .NET v1.1 and the scenario I have is as follows...
> >> >
> >> > I have IE as an ActiveX control embedded in may C# App.
> >> > I generate a HTML file dynamically and within the HTML file I embed a
> >> > Flash, powerpoint presentation or movie file similar to ...
> >> > <object id="globalnav-object"
> >> > classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
> >> > codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0";
> >> > width="756" height="88">
> >> > <param name="movie"
> >> > value="/swf/globalnav/globalnav_en_us.swf?fpReqMinor=79" />
> >> > <param name="FlashVars"
> >> > value="loc=en_US&htmlApp=false&gatewayURL=gwurl" />
> >> > <param name="bgcolor" value="#c6cfd0" />
> >> > <param name="menu" value="false" />
> >> >
> >> > <param name="quality" value="high" />
> >> > <param name="salign" value="tl" />
> >> > <param name="scale" value="noscale" />
> >> > <embed id="globalnav-embed"
> >> > src="/swf/globalnav/globalnav_en_us.swf?fpReqMinor=79"
> >> > type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
> >> > pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer";
> >> > flashvars="loc=en_US&htmlApp=false&gatewayURL=gwurl" bgcolor="#c6cfd0"
> >> > menu="false" quality="high" salign="tl" scale="noscale" width="756"
> >> > height="88"></embed>
> >> > </object>
> >> >
> >> > I then save this HTML file to the HD and then get my C# embeded IE
> >> > browser to navigate to the new HTML file to display it to the user.
> >> > This is all fine and working.
> >> >
> >> > From my C# App, how can I know when the user has pressed play on
> >> > either the Flash or MediaPlayer movie and also how can I tell when the
> >> > movie has finished playing, either by the user pressing Stop or if the
> >> > movie reaches the end?
> >> >
> >> > I would like to be able to generate two C# events, one which is
> >> > fired when the Flash/Movie in the HTML file starts and also one when it
> >> > finishs. Is this possible and if so how? Would MSHTML be usefull for
> >> > this,
> >> > again if so how?
> >> >
> >> > Any links/advice/example code appreciated.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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