Windows Media Player Stream

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Mafooouk

Hi there! - i have a radio station and i found out today that it can be played via windows media player by going to File>Open URL - is it possible to have a windows media player player on my site (without having to open the full program)? I have seen this on a few other sites and was wondering how to do this mysel

Thanks in advanc

Matthew
 
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Steve H

Simply post the file on the server, then provide a URL
link to the file. The computer will read the suffix of the
file (.wmv, .avi, etc.) and automatically open Windows
Media Player to play it. Unless, of course the user has
configured a different player to play that type of file.

Steve H
-----Original Message-----
Hi there! - i have a radio station and i found out today
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that it can be played via windows media player by going to
File>Open URL - is it possible to have a windows media
player player on my site (without having to open the full
program)? I have seen this on a few other sites and was
wondering how to do this myself
 
M

Mafooouk

----- Steve H wrote: -----

Simply post the file on the server, then provide a URL
link to the file. The computer will read the suffix of the
file (.wmv, .avi, etc.) and automatically open Windows
Media Player to play it. Unless, of course the user has
configured a different player to play that type of file.

Steve H
-----Original Message-----
Hi there! - i have a radio station and i found out today
Click to expand...
that it can be played via windows media player by going to
File>Open URL - is it possible to have a windows media
player player on my site (without having to open the full
program)? I have seen this on a few other sites and was
wondering how to do this myself
.
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Its not that, its a radio stream, file extension PLS - what im after is an embedded player in my page, so people wouldnt have to have the program itself open..

Mafooouk
 
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DI

You can check my site
How to set up Streaming Audio in your FrontPage Web
http://dtiwebs.com/streaming.htm

Mafooouk said:
----- Steve H wrote: -----

Simply post the file on the server, then provide a URL
link to the file. The computer will read the suffix of the
file (.wmv, .avi, etc.) and automatically open Windows
Media Player to play it. Unless, of course the user has
configured a different player to play that type of file.

Steve H

that it can be played via windows media player by going to
File>Open URL - is it possible to have a windows media
player player on my site (without having to open the full
program)? I have seen this on a few other sites and was
wondering how to do this myself
Its not that, its a radio stream, file extension PLS - what im after is an embedded
Click to expand...
player in my page, so people wouldnt have to have the program itself open..
 
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