How do you get a file to stream?

PixelStuff wrote on 2/22/2002, 12:57 PM

I have created a project and was thinking about putting it on the internet for people to reference. I've never output anything for Internet distribution, but I saved the file as a Windows Media Audio file. However, the file won't stream. It downloads before playing. I remember way back reading something about a meta file, but I can't remember the details, and I can't seem to find any clue to it now.

How does one get a Windows Media audio or video file to stream from a standard HTTP server?

JBJones

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timoheil wrote on 2/22/2002, 4:03 PM

You are right, you'll have to create a meta file. Simply create a text file which contains the (absolute) URL of the WMA-file. Rename the text-file'ss extension to *.asx or *.wax. Put that meta file as a link on your website. For example:
< a href="supersong.asx">The Supersong< /a> (in this case the meta file and the page that contains the linke are in the same folder).
The asx file simply contains the URL of the Media file, e.g.: http://www.mywebspace.com/audio/supersong.wma

More information on more complex meta files for Windows Media can be found here: http://www.saculturalheritage.org/workshops/july2000/modules/sound/wmedia_meta.htm