PlayFile Method



 
The PlayFile method plays the last captured video stream.


Syntax

    document.all["id_name"].PlayFile()
Return Value
    None.
Remarks
    This method plays the temporarily saved video file, which is always the last captured video.
Examples
    The following example shows the functionality of the SiteCam ActiveX Control.

    <html>
    <body>
    <table border="0" bgcolor="#ebebeb" width="600" cellspacing="5"
    cellpadding="5" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:8pt;"
    align="center">
    <tr><td bgcolor="f8f8f8">
    The Webcam [Plug-In] provides functions to use a webcam. Click "preview"
    to start the streaming, "capture" to start recording the
    stream, "compress" to save a recorded stream, "play" to play
    the last recorded stream, "snapshot" to take and save a single
    picture or "stop" to stop all actions.
    </td></tr>
    <tr><td style="font-family:verdana;font-size:8pt;">
    <pre>
    <object classid='clsid:54632F4A-055A-44C1-B1E6-EDB62AC2AC3E'
    id='webcam' border='0' width='320' height='240' style='margin:5px;'>
    </object>
    <br>
    <span id='cst' style='position:relative;top:5px;'>Status: -</span>
    <span id='id_camprogress'>Progress: -</span>
    <br>
    <span id='id_camlastimage'>Last image: -</span>
    <span id='id_camlastvideo'>Last video: -</span>
    <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
    window.external.InitScriptInterface();
    function webcam::OnStatusChange()
    {
       switch (webcam.Status)
       {
          case 0 : cst.innerHTML = "Status: stopped";break;
          case 1 : cst.innerHTML = "Status: initializing";break;
          case 2 : cst.innerHTML = "Status: preview started";break;
          case 3 : cst.innerHTML = "Status: capture started";break;
          case 4 : cst.innerHTML = "Status: playback started";break;
          case 5 : cst.innerHTML = "Status: compressing";break;
       }
       if (webcam.LastVideoFile == "") camlvf = "-";
       else camlvf = webcam.LastVideoFile;
       id_camlastvideo.innerHTML = "Last video: " + camlvf;
    }
    function webcam::OnProgressChange(pr, prmax)
    {
       id_camprogress.innerHTML = pr + " / " + prmax;
    }
    function webcam::OnSnapshot(filename)
    {
       camlif = filename;
       id_camlastimage.innerHTML = "Last image: " + camlif;
    }
    function webcam::OnError(errorcode)
    {
       switch (errorcode)
       {
          case 1 : alert("Error : device lost");break;
          case 2 : alert("Error : init failed");break;
       }
    }
    function delfiles()
    {
       webcam.DeleteCreatedFiles();
       cst.innerHTML = "Status: files deleted";
    }
    function camaction(camactionid)
    {
       if (webcam.IsSiteCamEnabled)
       {
          switch (camactionid)
          {
             case 1 : webcam.Preview();break;
             case 2 : webcam.Capture();break;
             case 3 : webcam.Snapshot();break;
             case 4 : webcam.Compress();break;
             case 5 : webcam.Stop();break;
             case 6 : webcam.PlayFile();break;
             case 7 : delfiles();break;
          }
       } else alert("The Webcam plugin has not been configured");
    }
    if (webcam.IsSiteCamEnabled)
    {
       window.setTimeout("camaction(1)", 1500);
    }
    else
    {
       cst.innerHTML = "Status: The Webcam plugin has not been configured";
    }
    </SCRIPT>
    </pre>
    </td></tr>
    </table>
    <br><br>
    <div align="center">
    <a href="javascript:camaction(1)">Preview</a>&nbsp;
    <a href="javascript:camaction(2)">Capture</a>&nbsp;
    <a href="javascript:camaction(4)">Compress</a>&nbsp;
    <a href="javascript:camaction(6)">Play</a>&nbsp;
    <a href="javascript:camaction(3)">Snapshot</a>&nbsp;
    <a href="javascript:camaction(5)">Stop</a>&nbsp;
    <a href="javascript:camaction(7)">Delete created files</a>
    </div>
    </body>
    </html>
    

Applies to
    SiteKiosk v5.0 (and later versions).

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