Referencing resources with {__DIR__}

Question

Hi All,
somehow if I reference a resource (video) as following:
var vidURL = "file:///c:/development/javafx/MyProject/videos/video1.flv";the resource loads no problem.
If I use:
var vidURL = "{__DIR__}/videos/video1.flv";I get an exception:
FX Media Object caught Exception com.sun.media.jmc.MediaUnavailableException:
Note: the package of the class is: com.mycomp.app; under src source folder which is at MyProject level
I suppose it could be an issue of where I locate my resource.
What is the way to reference resource from the code with relative path and where can I put my resources within a project directory layout ?
Thanks.

Answer 1

For God only knows what REAL reason, they dropped support for video (and sound and music) in JAR files in 1.3.
The official pathetic excuse told in the JavaFX1.3 Migration Guide and FAQ is that "media files compress bad in ZIP (may actually increase in size) and it's makes the JAR file bigger..." /doh
So, as of now, the choices you have are :
- do streaming and play video live (that what's suggested in the Migration Guide).
- stream video and save it locally on the 1st run and then play from disk.
- extract locally at install time/1st run from JAR using plain good old Java I/O and then play from disk.
Of course the later options would require the app to be signed as it involves writing on the client's computer