HttpHandler for WMV Files

Question

Hi,

I have created a HttpHandler for WMV files. I have also registered it in the web.config. But for some reason it never fires. Let me explain the scenario:

I have linked to the videos on a website using the anchor tag. When you click the link the wmv file is run in windows media player. Now, I want that instead of link a media player should up right on the page.

Answer 1

If you are using IIS (Internet Information Services) you should map the .WMV-extension to the ASP.NET parser.

More information here: http://www.zorched.net/2006/01/20/aspnet-web-application-without-aspx-extension/

Answer 2

If you want the video to play inside your web page you will need to embed a player capable of playing WMVs. A good candidate for this is the ASP.NET MediaPlayer control, which makes it easy for you to embed a Silverlight based Media Player in any ASP.NET page.