How do I...

[AGB]

Hi all,

I have to created a page that allows users to click a link or button to
watch a video. The app must insert a database row with information
about the video and time watched. I am unsure how I should proceed
with this. Right now I just a link:

<A href="vid.asx"><IMG src="wmpIcon.gif" border="0">Watch Video</A>

Clearly, I need to have some sort of server control post back to the
server so I can do the db insert, but then how do I launch the video?

Thanks

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

AGB wrote:

Hi all,

I have to created a page that allows users to click a link or button
to watch a video. The app must insert a database row with information
about the video and time watched. I am unsure how I should proceed
with this. Right now I just a link:

<A href="vid.asx"><IMG src="wmpIcon.gif" border="0">Watch Video</A>

Clearly, I need to have some sort of server control post back to the
server so I can do the db insert, but then how do I launch the video?

I would post to a page that inserts the info into the database and redirects
to the page that displays the video.
Bob Barrows
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[Ewild]

You need to set up a Streaming video server. Here is a link on how to set up
Windows Media Services. I found it very helpful.

http://www.only4gurus.com/v3/download.asp?resource=8161

"AGB" wrote:

Hi all,

I have to created a page that allows users to click a link or button to
watch a video. The app must insert a database row with information
about the video and time watched. I am unsure how I should proceed
with this. Right now I just a link:

<A href="vid.asx"><IMG src="wmpIcon.gif" border="0">Watch Video</A>

Clearly, I need to have some sort of server control post back to the
server so I can do the db insert, but then how do I launch the video?

Thanks