how to play a video file in asp.net

<asp:datalist id="DataList1" runat="server" repeatdirection="Horizontal" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
	RepeatColumns="4" BackColor="White" BorderColor="#CC9966" BorderStyle="Solid" 
	 BorderWidth="1px" CellPadding="4" GridLines="Both"      
        onitemcommand="DataList1_ItemCommand1" Width="99%" 
        onselectedindexchanged="DataList1_SelectedIndexChanged">    
        <itemtemplate>              
           <asp:imagebutton id="Image1" runat="server" height="120px" width="180px" imageurl="~/temp/thumb.jpg" commandname="select" commandargument="<%#Eval("url") %>" /><br />
           <asp:linkbutton id="LinkButton2" runat="server" forecolor="Blue" onclick="<%#Eval("url") %>" commandname="select" commandargument="<%#Eval("url") %>"> <%#Eval("Video_Name") %></asp:linkbutton><br />
        </itemtemplate>
    </asp:datalist>
        <asp:sqldatasource id="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:cnn %>" 
        SelectCommand="SELECT [Video_Name], [url] FROM [electronicmedia] order by sno desc ">
    </asp:sqldatasource>

and use embed tag to get player

C#

<embed id='embed1' runat="server" name='mediaPlayer' type='application/x-mplayer2' pluginspage='http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/'  displaysize='4' autosize='-1' bgcolor='darkblue' showcontrols='true' showtracker='-1' showdisplay='0' showstatusbar='-1' videoborder3d='-1' width='500' height='405'  designtimesp='5311' loop='false'>

on datalist itemcommand

C#

protected void DataList1_ItemCommand1(object source, DataListCommandEventArgs e)
   {
       try
       {
           if (e.CommandName == "select")
           {
               string path = e.CommandArgument.ToString().Trim();
               embed1.Attributes.Add("src", e.CommandArgument.ToString().Trim());
               this.modal1.Show();
           }
       }
       catch (Exception ex)
       {
           Response.Write(ex.ToString());
       }
   }

Posted 12-Jan-12 19:19pm

uspatel

Comments

Chandrakant_Bhanu 18-Feb-12 3:47am

pls mail me this project i need this project for may current project actuly
i am confuse on this line this.modal1.Show(); this line genret error pls help me my contact email id is c.dahekar@gmail.com

uspatel 18-Feb-12 3:56am

modal1 is a Ajax ModalPoup extender to pop up player..
you can see Ajax ModalPoup extender on google
you do not need this, you can put embed code on panel,div.

Chandrakant_Bhanu 18-Feb-12 4:12am

which video format u use for this project

VyasRavi6776 23-Sep-12 8:37am

Hi..i have tried a lot...but video is not playing ..
i m showing my code here..

default.aspx

<embed id='embed1' runat="server" name='mediaPlayer' type='application/x-mplayer2' pluginspage='http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/' displaysize='4' autosize='-1' bgcolor='darkblue' showcontrols='true' showtracker='-1' showdisplay='0' showstatusbar='-1' videoborder3d='-1' width='500' height='405' designtimesp='5311' loop='false'>

</embed>

Default.cs

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

embed1.Attributes.Add("src", "~/VIDEO/Ekla.mp4");

}

So please Do the needfull

uspatel 24-Sep-12 1:17am

when you run this,A player should show.I think problem is video not playing in player.
Right click on player.see properties=>see location
check if you get the correct location....
if it is wrong change it with src attribute

Willem Geerts 18-Mar-13 6:43am

I don't see anything of the video in firefox ? In chrome and internet expl. well
Is this normal?

Solution 5

try this

XML

<object type="video/x-ms-wmv" data="video\video.mpeg" width="420" height="340">
   <param name="url" value="video\video.mpeg"/>
   <param name="src" value="video\video.mpeg" />
   <param name="autostart" value="true" />
   <param name="sound" value="false" />
   <param name="controller" value="true" />
   </object>

Posted 6-Feb-12 0:12am

saravana__

Solution 7

ASP.NET

<div>
        <asp:gridview id="GridView1" runat="server" autogeneratecolumns="False" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
            DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" BackColor="#CCCCCC" BorderColor="#999999" 
            BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="3px" CellPadding="4" CellSpacing="2" 
            ForeColor="Black">
            <columns>
                <asp:templatefield headertext="Welcome Here are few Uploads Done by you!!">
                    <itemtemplate>
                        <asp:hyperlink id="HyperLink1" runat="server">
                            NavigateUrl='<%# Eval("id", "~/Default5.aspx?id={0}") %>' 
                            Text='<%# "Click Here to Play Video"+ Eval("id") %>' ondatabinding="HyperLink1_DataBinding"></asp:hyperlink>
                    </itemtemplate>
                </asp:templatefield>
            </columns>
            <footerstyle backcolor="#CCCCCC" />
            <headerstyle backcolor="Black" font-bold="True" forecolor="White" />
            <pagerstyle backcolor="#CCCCCC" forecolor="Black" horizontalalign="Left" />
            <rowstyle backcolor="White" />
            <selectedrowstyle backcolor="#000099" font-bold="True" forecolor="White" />
            <sortedascendingcellstyle backcolor="#F1F1F1" />
            <sortedascendingheaderstyle backcolor="#808080" />
            <sorteddescendingcellstyle backcolor="#CAC9C9" />
            <sorteddescendingheaderstyle backcolor="#383838" />
        </asp:gridview>
        <asp:sqldatasource id="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
            ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:examConnectionString %>" 
            SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [video]"></asp:sqldatasource>
    </div>
    <div>
        <asp:repeater id="Repeater1" runat="server" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
        <itemtemplate>
         <object id="MediaPlayer" width="270" height="270">
            CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"  STANDBY="Loading Windows Media Player components..."
            TYPE="application/x-oleobject"><param name="autoplay" value="true">
            <param name="width" value="270">
            <param name="height" value="270">
            <param name="FileName" value="<%#">></param></param></param></param></object>
        </itemtemplate>
        </asp:repeater>
    </div>

Code Behind Will be:

C#

private void bindrepeater()
    {
       
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString["id"]))
        {
           //do nothing
        }
        else
        {
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select name from video where id=@id", con);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", Request.QueryString["id"]);
            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);

            da.Fill(ds);
            Repeater1.DataSource = ds;
            Repeater1.DataBind();
        }
    }
    public string grtdata()
    {
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select name from video", con);
        con.Open();
        SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        dr.Read();


        string filename = dr[0].ToString();
        string path = "~/Videos/";//Name of folder where you will save your videos
        string opath = Server.MapPath(path);

        dr.Close();
        con.Close();
        return opath;
    }
    protected void HyperLink1_DataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        bindrepeater();
    }

[edit]code block added[/edit]

Posted 16-Nov-12 20:20pm

Pankaj_Upadhyay

Updated 16-Nov-12 23:20pm

v2

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**Orcun Iyigun** · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12T09:13:00

Solution 2

Please have a look at the links provided:

Display videos in ASP.Net 2.0[^]
Streaming Media[^]

Slightly out of subject but these will also help you:
How do i use asp.net to display video from bytes in sql database[^]
Play video file from database through handler[^]

Good luck,
OI

Posted 12-Jan-12 9:13am

Orcun Iyigun

Updated 12-Jan-12 9:14am

v2

Comments

thatraja 12-Jan-12 15:53pm

2nd link is my favorite one, 5!

Orcun Iyigun 12-Jan-12 17:56pm

Thanks thatraja :)

NandaKumer 13-Jan-12 1:16am

good links

Orcun Iyigun 13-Jan-12 2:28am

thank you Nanda.

Rajesh Anuhya 13-Jan-12 2:12am

Good answer , have my +5

Orcun Iyigun 13-Jan-12 2:29am

thank you Rajesh!

Tech Code Freak 6-Feb-12 6:32am

5up!

Bikram Kumar Sahoo · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-19T02:12:00

Step:1-VideoDemo.aspx
------

HTML

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head  runat="server">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1"  runat="server">
    <div>
    <table style="width: 400px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="3">
        <tr>
            <td style="width: 150px;" valign="top">
            </td>
            <td style="width: 200px;" valign="top" align="left">
                <asp:label id="lblMsg" cssclass="tdMessage" text="" runat="server" xmlns:asp="#unknown"></asp:label>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class="tdText" valign="top" align="left">
                <nobr> Select a file</nobr>
            </td>
            <td style="text-align: left;" valign="top">
                <asp:fileupload id="fUpload" runat="server" width="300px" xmlns:asp="#unknown"></asp:fileupload>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td valign="top" align="left">
                <asp:button id="btnUpload" runat="server" text="Upload" onclick="btnUpload_Click" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
                </asp:button>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" align="left">
                <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0">
                    width="200" height="100">
                    <param name="movie" value="<% =swfFileName%>">
                    <param name="quality" value="high">
                    <embed src="<%=swfFileName%>" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">
                        type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="200" height="100">
                </embed></param></param></object>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Step-2:(VideoDemo.aspx.cs)
-------

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.IO;

namespace VideoDemo
{
    public partial class VDemo : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        public string swfFileName;
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }
        protected void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
     {
        if (fUpload.FileContent.Length >0 && IsVaildFile())
        {
            string Path = GetUplaodImagePhysicalPath();
            DirectoryInfo dirUploadImage = new DirectoryInfo(Path);
            if (dirUploadImage.Exists == false)
            {
                dirUploadImage.Create();
            }
            string fileUrl = Path + fUpload.PostedFile.FileName;
            fUpload.PostedFile.SaveAs(fileUrl);
            swfFileName = "images/" + fUpload.PostedFile.FileName;
        }
    }
    private bool IsVaildFile()
    {
        string swfExt = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(fUpload.PostedFile.FileName);
        switch (swfExt)
        {
            case ".swf":
                return true;
            default:
            {
                    lblMsg.Text = "Please select only swf file.";
                    return false;
            }
        }
    }


    
    string GetUplaodImagePhysicalPath()
    {
        return System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath + "images\\";
    }
  
} 
    
}

how to play a video file in asp.net

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Solution 1