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File URL doesn't pass from another app

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kiomiobob
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I can enter the file URL "file:///sdcard/video.mp4" and the video plays just fine. When online it also brings up "www.file.com" in the window, which would be best that it didn't.

When I pass the same URL from another app, the URL bar shows "http://www.file.com///sdcard/video.mp4", when online. When offline, it shows "http://file///sdcard/video.mp4". Consequently the video doesn't play.

I have tried the same with 9 other browsers and the substituted URL is different, so I assume that it is the browser doing the substitution rather than the app.

I want to play the video from the app through FireFox whether offline or online using the same URL that works directly.

Thank you, Bob

I can enter the file URL "file:///sdcard/video.mp4" and the video plays just fine. When online it also brings up "www.file.com" in the window, which would be best that it didn't. When I pass the same URL from another app, the URL bar shows "http://www.file.com///sdcard/video.mp4", when online. When offline, it shows "http://file///sdcard/video.mp4". Consequently the video doesn't play. I have tried the same with 9 other browsers and the substituted URL is different, so I assume that it is the browser doing the substitution rather than the app. I want to play the video from the app through FireFox whether offline or online using the same URL that works directly. Thank you, Bob

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rot2k5
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<embed URL> </embed>

you can upload to youtube ,imageshack,blogger,photobucket...etc.

<embed src="http://www.file.com/sdcard/video.mp4"></embed>

【Reference】 http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/embeddedobjects/_EMBED.html http://rot2k5.blogspot.com/2011/09/swfavimp4gif.html http://rot2k5.blogspot.com/2011/06/yahoo-blogyoutube.html

kiomiobob
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I appreciate your idea. I do that for my web apps. But for my OFFLINE implementations, I want to access the video clip from the SD card on the mobile device.

Modified by kiomiobob