embed a video with seaside

> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to embed a video in my web application but without any success. So I hope you can help me. I try'd the following:
>
> video := self tag: 'embed'.
> video attributeAt: 'src' put: (self context urlForDocument: videoFileName).
>
> When I open my application in a webbrowser (firefox 2.0) I can see the Q of the quicktime plugin within a ?.
>
> Has anyone an idea what I can do to solve this problem?
>  

> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to embed a video in my web application but without any  
> success. So I hope you can help me. I try'd the following:
>
> video := self tag: 'embed'.
> video attributeAt: 'src' put: (self context urlForDocument:  
> videoFileName).
>
> When I open my application in a webbrowser (firefox 2.0) I can see the Q  
> of the quicktime plugin within a ?.
>
> Has anyone an idea what I can do to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks a lot
> Pete
>
>
>

> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to embed a video in my web application but without any
> success. So I hope you can help me. I try'd the following:
> >
> > video := self tag: 'embed'.
> > video attributeAt: 'src' put: (self context urlForDocument:
> videoFileName).
> >
> > When I open my application in a webbrowser (firefox 2.0) I can see the Q
> of the quicktime plugin within a ?.
> >
> > Has anyone an idea what I can do to solve this problem?
> >  
> Have you tried writing a simple web application directly in html without
> seaside ? Can you see your video withing this self-made page ?

>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I'm trying to embed a video in my web application but without any
>> success. So I hope you can help me. I try'd the following:
>> >
>> > video := self tag: 'embed'.
>> > video attributeAt: 'src' put: (self context urlForDocument:
>> videoFileName).
>> >
>> > When I open my application in a webbrowser (firefox 2.0) I can see  
>> the Q
>> of the quicktime plugin within a ?.
>> >
>> > Has anyone an idea what I can do to solve this problem?
>> >
>> Have you tried writing a simple web application directly in html without
>> seaside ? Can you see your video withing this self-made page ?
>
> Yes, I have written a simple xhtml example which embed a video on my  
> harddisk, I include it with:
>
>  <embed src="file:///path_to_my_video/video.mpg" type="video/mpeg"/>
>
> In this way all works fine, but it doesn't with seaside.
>
> I have also tried it out with the object tag, but in this way my browser  
> shows nothing, with embed tag I can see at least the Q within ? which  
> indicates me that the browser knows to use a plugin.

> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > I'm trying to embed a video in my web application but without any
> >> success. So I hope you can help me. I try'd the following:
> >> >
> >> > video := self tag: 'embed'.
> >> > video attributeAt: 'src' put: (self context urlForDocument:
> >> videoFileName).
> >> >
> >> > When I open my application in a webbrowser (firefox 2.0) I can see  
> >> the Q
> >> of the quicktime plugin within a ?.
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone an idea what I can do to solve this problem?
> >> >
> >> Have you tried writing a simple web application directly in html
> without
> >> seaside ? Can you see your video withing this self-made page ?
> >
> > Yes, I have written a simple xhtml example which embed a video on my  
> > harddisk, I include it with:
> >
> >  <embed src="file:///path_to_my_video/video.mpg" type="video/mpeg"/>
> >
> > In this way all works fine, but it doesn't with seaside.
> >
> > I have also tried it out with the object tag, but in this way my browser
>  
> > shows nothing, with embed tag I can see at least the Q within ? which  
> > indicates me that the browser knows to use a plugin.
>
> This is perhaps so. You can confirm it by finding the corresponding http  
> request in the logfile of your webserver. This info at that location is  
> authoritative and ultimative.
>
> HTH
>
> /Klaus
>
> > Pete