Using Flash Media player to play files run from a database

Hello all,
I have a dynamic webpage which is connected to a MySQL
database displaying dynamic information stored in a MySQL table.
One additional field I have added is a 'video' field in which
the path to a flash video file is displayed.
I have a number of user (each user corresponds to a row in
the table) pictures which are stored in a folder, but the paths to
which are stored in the database.Using Dreamweaver, I can drag the
dynamic binding onto the image place holder and then it will lift
the corresponding image from the table, but the flash video player
doesn't seem to allow me to do this.
I would like to do something similar for flash videos, but
I'm not sure how to do it. Whenever I add a flash movie through the
media player I need to specify the path - which will change
depending on what entry in the table is being viewed.
I have created my websites only with dreamweaver and can't
program which probably explains why I've got no idea what to do.
Hope I made sense - will gladly clarify or send you my code.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Adam

Make sure that your database has the full path and that you
are tetsing in
the browser. You won't be able to see anything in DW
Paul Whitham
Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Valleybiz Internet Design
www.valleybiz.net
"fool" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:eec8i6$9f3$[email protected]..
> Thanks - I inserted the media player which came with
Dreamweaver 8 and
> the
> following code was generated:
>
> <object
classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
> codebase="
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#ve
> rsion=8,0,0,0" width="130" height="98"
id="FLVPlayer">
> <param name="movie" value="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"
/>
> <param name="salign" value="lt" />
> <param name="quality" value="high" />
> <param name="scale" value="noscale" />
> <param name="FlashVars"
>
value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Corona_Skin_1&streamName=videos/naomi3&au
> toPlay=false&autoRewind=false" />
> <embed src="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"
>
flashvars="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Corona_Skin_1&streamName=videos/naomi
> 3&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false"
quality="high" scale="noscale"
> width="130"
> height="98" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT"
> type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
> pluginspage="
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
/>
> </object>
>
> I attempted to replace 'videos/naomi3' (the file is at
video/naomi.flv)
> with
> <?php echo $row_d['video']; ?>(this is the field
of the sql table in which
> the
> location to the flv file is located, but nothing
happened (no video
> appeared).
>
> The mysql table is set up properly as I can view image
files which are
> linked
> to by paths in the MySQL table so the problem can't be
that.
>
> Thanks
>

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