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Windows Media Stream CSModule

I wrote my first Community Server module to display Windows Media Streams inside blog posts (bin and src download attached to this post).  You can do something similar with the YouTube plugin that Scott W wrote, but I wanted to try my hand at writing a CS plug-in and thought this would be a cool exercise.

Check out the BBC 24 News Headlines below:

To install this module, add the following line to the communityserver.config file under the <CSModules> tag, and copy the DLL to the bin directory.

<add name = "MMS" type = "RobGarrett.com.CSModules.MMSModule, RobGarrett.com.CSModules.mmsModule" /> 

To add a stream to a post, use the following syntax (replace { } with [ ]  ):

{mms_url:width:height}

e.g

{MMS://wmlive.bbc.net.uk/wms/news/heads_bb_s1:400:270}

That's all there is to it.

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Published Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:17 PM by Rob Garrett
Attachment(s): mmsModule.zip

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Rob Howard said:

VERY COOL!
October 25, 2006 11:35 PM
 

Michael said:

Windows media sucks.... its more or less a rehash of mpeg2 or divx. YouTube uses h.264 which is pretty much the most advanced encoding technology on the planet. Thats why youtube starts instantly and windows media normally never starts.
October 26, 2006 11:30 PM
 

Razzamataz said:

The attached ZIP archive appears to be damaged. I can only download 13.9Kb.
October 27, 2006 9:47 AM
 

Rob Garrett said:

Razzamataz - the zip file works for me, have you tried downloading the zip on another PC or from another location?  

Michael - You could well be right, but my post wasn't about comparing Windows Media to YouTube h.264.  There are many news providers who only post MMS, in which case if you want the content on your blog then my plug-in becomes useful.

October 27, 2006 10:22 AM
 

Razzamatazz said:

I tried downloading the archive from three different computers in 2 locations. Could you email me the archive, please Rob? Please sent to: user@domain.net (replace user with "eric.winter", domain with "gamebox"). Thanks!
October 27, 2006 10:33 AM
 

External News Feed said:

news of the day a grab bag for what's happening in Community Server The Community Server Monthly Newsletter

October 30, 2006 5:17 PM
 

Daily News Faq List said:

Rob Garrett releases a CSModule that displays Windows Media Streams inside of blog posts. He shows it

November 22, 2006 11:07 AM
 

Community Server Bits said:

Rob Garrett releases a CSModule that displays Windows Media Streams inside of blog posts. He shows it

March 12, 2007 8:37 AM

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Rob Garrett is a British Expat living in Maryland USA. Rob is a trained software engineer and experienced in Windows .NET development.

Rob enjoys listening to Rock music, posting to blogs, driving in the country with the sunroof open, beer (not in conjunction with country driving) and spending time with his family.

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