Opening RealPlayer on a video from a program

[pwiit]

Hi everybody,

I have tried unsuccessfully to use the CVideoPlayer class and the internal framework to play videos on S60 devices from inside a program, and I am now trying to simply play the video files with the internal RealPlayer software.

I am able to call the RealPlayer from inside my program with the view system by calling the RealPlayer's UID like this:

	TVwsViewId videoid(TUid::Uid(0x10005a3e), TUid::Uid(0x01)); // (same result with 0x02 here)
	ActivateViewL(videoid);

But it is not possible to open a specific video from this code, which is what I am looking for. I have then tried to give to the realplayer application a message, like it is done when opening the internal web browser to a specific page, but I am not sure that it is possible (and I am sure than my code is not working...)

	RApaLsSession apaLsSession;
	const TUid RealPlayerUid = {0x10005A3E}; // 0x1020724D on 3rd Edition!
	HBufC* param = HBufC::NewLC(64);
	param->Des().Copy(_L("1 C:\\private\\10005A3E\\matrix-ping-pong.3gp"));
	TUid id(RealPlayerUid);
	TApaTaskList taskList(CEikonEnv::Static()->WsSession());
	TApaTask task = taskList.FindApp(id);
	if(task.Exists())
	{
		task.BringToForeground();
		HBufC8* param8 = HBufC8::NewLC(param->Length());
		param8->Des().Append(*param);
		task.SendMessage(TUid::Uid(0), *param8); // UID not used
		CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(param8);
	}
	else
	{
		if(!apaLsSession.Handle())
		{
			User::LeaveIfError(apaLsSession.Connect());
		}
		TThreadId thread;
		User::LeaveIfError(apaLsSession.StartDocument(*param, RealPlayerUid, thread));
		apaLsSession.Close();
	}
	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(param);

In this case the RealPlayer is opening like usual to the main page. I have tried to change the video address with various possibilities (like the name only without the path, "matrix-ping-pong.3gp") and I am sure that my test application's UID is 10005A3E.

So is there a simple reason for this not to work (like "sorry, but realplayer cannot open directly a specific video anyway...") or can somebody give me an advice or a link dealing with this problem please?

Thank you by advance for your reply!

[peter_k_john]

HI

Try this link . Hope this will provide you necessary information you want.

http://www.antonypranata.com/article...plication.html

Regards,
Peter

[kkrish]

you can see the API Implementation from this example from the link of nokia
http://forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia..._0_en.zip.html

[kis_spn]

hi pwiit...

Try to this code hope It'll help you....

CDocumentHandler *iDocHandler = CDocumentHandler::NewL( CEikonEnv::Static()->Process() );

CleanupStack::PushL(iDocHandler);

TDataType data = TDataType(KNullUid);
TBuf<256>param;
param.Copy(_L("c:\\Nokia\\Videos\\sample.3gp"));

iDocHandler->OpenFileEmbeddedL(param,data);

CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

add this header file .....
#include <documenthandler.h>
and lib....commonui.lib

[pwiit]

Thank you everybody for your replies, that helps me a lot!

you can see the API Implementation from this example from the link of nokia
http://forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia..._0_en.zip.html

Hi kkrish,

I have already looked at this example but could not make it work, that seems quite too complicated for me, and I only want to play a video file so the real Player app is enough for me (if I can make it work, of course).

The main problem with this example is that it is not a simple video player example but is also speaking about camera, recording and all that stuff; and it is quite complicated for me to find in the few code lines I am looking for...

HI

Try this link . Hope this will provide you necessary information you want.

http://www.antonypranata.com/article...plication.html

Regards,
Peter

Hi Peter,

This is really a good link for me and I thought it would be the solution... until I have tested it and realized it was not working in my code... I am not able to find the bug but maybe you should tell me what is wrong in my modifications?

	RApaLsSession session;
	User::LeaveIfError(session.Connect());
	CleanupClosePushL(session);

	// Gets the UID and MIME type for the given file name.
	TUid uid;
	TDataType dataType;
	TPtrC8 ptrc8((TUint8*)"C:\\private\\F0205D9F\\matrix-ping-pong.3gp");//path);//
	TFileName aFileName;
	aFileName.Copy(ptrc8);
	User::LeaveIfError(session.AppForDocument(aFileName, uid, dataType));

	// Runs the default application using the MIME type, dataType.
	// You can also use the UID to run the application. 
	TThreadId threadId;
	User::LeaveIfError(session.StartDocument(aFileName, dataType, threadId));

	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); // session

(I have realized that I was completely wrong with the UID I gave you in my first post in this topic, looks like it is F0205FD9F or 10205FD9F but no one is working.)

The result of this code is a call of RealPlayer like I had before, that means the main RealPlayer page and not the video I ask for to be played...

hi pwiit...

Try to this code hope It'll help you....

CDocumentHandler *iDocHandler = CDocumentHandler::NewL( CEikonEnv::Static()->Process() );

CleanupStack::PushL(iDocHandler);

TDataType data = TDataType(KNullUid);
TBuf<256>param;
param.Copy(_L("c:\\Nokia\\Videos\\sample.3gp"));

iDocHandler->OpenFileEmbeddedL(param,data);

CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

add this header file .....
#include <documenthandler.h>
and lib....commonui.lib

I have tried your code, which is for the moment giving to me the best results, as I have Real Player starting on a specific window that really seems to be the one of the video playing... the only problem is that it is exiting at the moment it should start playing my video :'(. I give you my modified code for information, if you see a problem:

	CDocumentHandler *iDocHandler = CDocumentHandler::NewL( CEikonEnv::Static()->Process() );

	CleanupStack::PushL(iDocHandler);

	TDataType data = TDataType(KNullUid);
	TBuf<256>param;
	param.Copy(_L("C:\\private\\F0205D9F\\matrix-ping-pong.3gp"));

	iDocHandler->OpenFileEmbeddedL(param,data);

	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

Anyway, thank you three for your replies, I am nearer than I have ever been of making it! I think that my problem should be in the path I give to realplayer (I don't believe it but after all I was sure about a completly wrong UID one hour ago...) but if you see a bug in my piecs of code, please tell me...

Thank you again!

[peter_k_john]

Thank you everybody for your replies, that helps me a lot!

I think that my problem should be in the path I give to realplayer (I don't believe it but after all I was sure about a completly wrong UID one hour ago...) !

Did you tried by changing your Location of the file to a common folder like ("c:\\Nokia\\Videos\\.."..??

Peter

[pwiit]

I could find why the kis_spn solution was not working well: the CleanUpStack::PopAndDestroy() is not waiting for the end of the video and killing it directly.

So I have not put it in my program, I suppose that it is done when the Real Player app is exiting anyway...

Anyway, I can now read video files! Thank you for you help everybody!

EDIT: Looks like removing CleanUpStack::PopAndDestroy() is not a good idea after all, as some bugs are occuring (like a message saying it is not possible to uninstall the application because it is still running...)

So I have added at the end of the piece of code the following:

	(...)
	iDocHandler->OpenFileEmbeddedL(param,data);

	CActiveScheduler::Start();
	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

So the stack is cleaned but the CActiveSheduler::Start() makes sure that the application which has the hand (RealPlayer in my case) is giving it back before.

[lucca99]

Hi guys,

I have the same problem and disccovered that there is
something wrong with the path ...

I 've tried both versions (1) kis_spn:

Originally Posted by kis_spn
hi pwiit...

Try to this code hope It'll help you....

CDocumentHandler *iDocHandler = CDocumentHandler::NewL( CEikonEnv::Static()->Process() );

CleanupStack::PushL(iDocHandler);

TDataType data = TDataType(KNullUid);
TBuf<256>param;
param.Copy(_L("c:\\Nokia\\Videos\\sample.3gp")); my path: C:\\Data\\Videos\\path0001.3gp

iDocHandler->OpenFileEmbeddedL(param,data);

CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

add this header file .....
#include <documenthandler.h>
and lib....commonui.lib

and pwiit (2):

RApaLsSession apaLsSession;
	const TUid RealPlayerUid = {0x10005A3E}; // 0x1020724D on 3rd Edition!
	HBufC* param = HBufC::NewLC(64);
	param->Des().Copy(_L("1 C:\\Data\\Videos\\path0001.3gp"));
	TUid id(RealPlayerUid);
	TApaTaskList taskList(CEikonEnv::Static()->WsSession());
	TApaTask task = taskList.FindApp(id);
	if(task.Exists())
	{
		task.BringToForeground();
		HBufC8* param8 = HBufC8::NewLC(param->Length());
		param8->Des().Append(*param);
		task.SendMessage(TUid::Uid(0), *param8); // UID not used
		CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(param8);
	}
	else
	{
		if(!apaLsSession.Handle())
		{
			User::LeaveIfError(apaLsSession.Connect());
		}
		TThreadId thread;
		User::LeaveIfError(apaLsSession.StartDocument(*param, RealPlayerUid, thread));
		apaLsSession.Close();
	}
	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(param);

In the second case I could open the RealPlayer, but no files was specified
In the first case I wasn't able open the player ... ?!


Coud somebody help on this metter ?

Thanks in advance

[lucca99]

hi again..,

could someone help ? it is probably a matter of
a line, but it will help me a lot.

I basically need to start a specific *.3gp file from my application..

thx in advance

[sang_sorn]

hi
pwiit, no need to pass parameter "1 " to real player
just try

param->Des().Copy(_L("C:\\private\\10005A3E\\matrix-ping-pong.3gp"));

in your second code

Br,
sang

[david.caabeiro]

hi
pwiit, no need to pass parameter "1 " to real player
just try

param->Des().Copy(_L("C:\\private\\10005A3E\\matrix-ping-pong.3gp"));

in your second code

Br,
sang

Are you aware the original post is one year old?

[sang_sorn]

ha ha,
I 've found this post by search engine. May be someone later me will find this post after me.. ^^

[louischua]

If only everyone thinks like you!
I only found this 1 year later.

ha ha,
I 've found this post by search engine. May be someone later me will find this post after me.. ^^