Open an avi file using ftp

[SBC]

I'd need to open an avi file from a server using ftp. is it possible?Any help will be thank!

[Jim_Kring]

Go to David Moore's website http://www.mooregoodideas.com. In the Free Downloads area you will find a tool called WinInet Driver. WinInet Easy Get URL.vi is the VI that you will want to use. You can enter your URL such as ftp://SERVERNAME/PathToAVI .

Good Luck,

Jim Kring

[SBC]

I have try that, but when I enter the URL such as ftp://SERVERNAME/PathToAVI, it returns tha data of the avi file as string, so I can't view the image. That happens also if you use the FTP VI's from Internet Toolkit. Anyway, thanks a lot for the suggestion.
I have done using Windows Media as an ActiveX control where the file name to open is ftp://SERVERNAME/PathToAVI and it works.

Thanks!

SBC

[Jim_Kring]

Yes, it returns the the data as a string. You can write that string to a file and it will become an avi file.

Good Luck,

-Jim