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I have been searching for what seems to be forever now for an all-inclusive resource site that can provide information on embedded video controls using javascript. I have seen many sites that use javascript to control such video functions as play, stop, subtitling, and first-frame image. Can anyone possibly direct me to a source that has a complete list of all javascript calls to every video function and property? I know that there aren't any standards for javascript other than the ECMAs and there is probably different calls between IE and NS, but I need a starting point to do some research.

Thanks in advance all !

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could you please give an example of a site?

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could you please give an example of a site?

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well, firstly, you can look at Cnet.com's video section to see a flash version that everyone seems to be using since macromedia/adobe provides a simple solution if you purchase thier extremely expensive product, but there also exists a html/javascript version without all this insane overhead at cbsnews.com. the vid section of cbsnews is at the right-side of the page and is controlled only with javascript. the project that i'm working on can't afford for the overhead of flash or any other 3rd-party solution so I am stuck with Javascript controlling. I took a look through MSDN for the Windows Media Player object to find a complete list of functions and properties that can be set from outside the application, but came up short again.

Thanks again for any assistance all !

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well i found what you want, i accidently stumbled on it while looking up some other things.

the url is http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/adding_windows_media_to_web_pages__etse.asp


example:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Embedded Windows Media Player 7 Control</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<OBJECT ID="Player" width="320" height="240"
  CLASSID="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6">
  <PARAM name="URL" value="http://WebServer/MyFile.wvx">
  <PARAM name="uiMode" value="none">
</OBJECT>
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="BtnPlay" VALUE="Play" OnClick="StartMeUp()">
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="BtnStop" VALUE="Stop" OnClick="ShutMeDown()">
<SCRIPT>
<!--
   function StartMeUp ()
   {
       Player.controls.play();
   }

   function ShutMeDown ()
   {
       Player.controls.stop();
   }
-->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
<!--
 On error resume next
   Player.URL = ""
   if err then msgbox "You need Windows Media Player 7. Go to" & chr(13) &_
        "http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia"
     err.clear
-->
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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