Re: .wmv and .asf files not found by WMP 11


A good test would be to browse the HTML files locally, as in open the
main page by dragging the file into an open web browser window.

The page location should then start simlar to
file://C:/website/webpage.html

This is interesting. I didn't realize you could drag files into a browser
window. The things you learn.

I hope I did the test right. I first copied the wmv file to my desktop
(perhaps an unnecessary step but it was easier to grab.) I then started FF.
I dragged the wmv file to the FF window and, just like when I do the test
from within DW, WMP started but the screen was blank and the word "DONE" was
in the lower left of the window. Keep in mind that this result is different
from the note I was getting from WMP originally, but is the way the error has
occurred after installing the FF WMP plug-in.

When I go back to the wmv file on the desktop and double click it, WMP fires
up and the file executes properly.

Does this help explain things?

Remember, the error I'm getting is just for wmv and asf file types (I
certainly haven't tested them all, but, for example, mpg files work fine).

It seems to me the problem lies somewhere in FF or the linkage between FF
and WMP.

Also remember that at one time this all worked. The problem is that so much
time has past its not easy to point to any one change. Let me mention a
couple though.

I replaced WIN XP with WIN XP Pro. I've also kept up with new releases of
FF. The DW version I use is still the same and I don't think this has
anything to do with the problem.

Since you're also trying to make a point about path addressing (relative,
absolute) there is another change I don't see as relevant but.... I changed
the pathname to all my web sites on my local computer. The way that was done
was to simply change the main folder for all my sites from My Webs to !My
Webs. This was done so that the folder sorted to the top of the directory.
(Since doing that I've found another way I could have gone but I've gone
through all the changes that DW needed to map to the right paths and haven't
seen any problems). I can't imagine why FF and WMP would care but maybe
using an exclamation point in the path name has something confused.

When I get a little more time I want to go over the relative/absolute
adressing discussion in a little more detail. When I was first learning html
and web site design I remember trying to decipher the differences by reading
the WDG Reference. If I recall properly, I did some testing with relative
but found the results confusing.

More to come....

Tom
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