How do I play a music file from a network server

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GuyBooth

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I have built a music player that plays mp3s from local internal memory or an external microsd card. Loading it is simply a matter of loading the directory and filename into the standard mediaplayer and playing it.

How can I play files from my local network servers instead of the local memory? So far my attempts to "find" the files have not worked. I have notused the network libraries, but the examples I have seen so far have been related to setting up a "job" - but I don't see a way to refer to that when using the mediaplayer.

I have also read references to streaming from a www address, but I am not dealing with a website.

Any help to get me pointed in the right direction would be appreciated .
 
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Erel said:
You can use SMB library to download the file and then play it. Another option is to use MediaPlayerStream. However it will only work with supported protocols.
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Using smb I can "see" the files I want to play (I tested that htis morning) and can probably download and play them.

When I try to use MediaPlayerStream I cannot get it to recognize that the files exist.

B4X: 
' Note MPS and SMB1 are declared as MediaPlayerStream and SMB in Globals as required
Sub Test_Click
Dim url, sPath, sPath2, sFile As String
Dim UserName, Password, Domain As String
UserName = "*********"
Password = "*******"
Domain = "********"

SMB1.Initialize("SMB1")
SMB1.SetCredentials(UserName,Password,Domain)

sPath = "smb://TBCI-01-NAS1/NA_Media/Music/StreamTest/"
sPath2 = "file://TBCI-01-NAS1/NA_Media/Music/StreamTest/"
sFile = "test1.mp3"
url = File.Combine(sPath,sFile)

SMB1.ListFiles(sPath,sFile)
MPS.Initialize("MPS")

[B]Log("File Exists: " & File.Exists(sPath,sFile))
Log("File Exists: " & File.Exists(sPath2,sFile))[/B]
MPS.Load(url)

End Sub

Sub SMB1_ListCompleted(Url As String, Success As Boolean, Entries() As SMBFile)
    If Not(Success) Then
      Log(LastException)
   Else
      For i = 0 To Entries.Length - 1
         Log("*****************")
         Log(Entries(i).Name)
         Log(Entries(i).Directory)
         Log(DateTime.Date(Entries(i).LastModified))
         Log(Entries(i).Parent) 
         Log(Entries(i).Size)
      Next
   End If
End Sub

Sub MPS_StreamReady
  Log ("Stream Ready")
  MPS.Play
End Sub

Sub mps_StreamError (ErrorCode As String, ExtraData As Int)
    Log("Error: " & ErrorCode & ", " & ExtraData)
    ToastMessageShow("Error: " & ErrorCode & ", " & ExtraData, True)
End Sub

Both the "File.Exists" statements return False - so the MPS.Load statement fails. I can't see any way to combine the smb with the stream statements.

Is there a way around this? (In VB6 I was using the StreamDirector object.)
 
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