Two Problems Linking To Non *.htm Files

[David1776]

I am trying to link to video files on an rtsp (real time streaming protocol) server. Except for index.htm, which is in public_html, all my files (except those streaming on the other server) are in a subfolder passworded through the cpanel 'password protected directories.'

 

1) I can link to a *.ram file ( I am using Real Networks based protocols) directly from an *.htm file. The *.ram file is also in the subfolder. The ram file contains a link to the streaming media on the rtsp server. The user first needs (as expected)to give a password to view files in the password protected directory. The user can navigate links to other *.htm files with no problem. When the user links to the steaming media file, however, my personal TCH username and password must be entered in order for the streaming file to play. I would be greatful for help in understanding this problem and how to circumvent it.

 

2) I actually need my *.ram files not to link to the streaming files directly but to SMIL files also in the passworded subfolder. *.ram and *.smil are text files created in Wordpad. It is the SMIL files that have the actual links to the streaming server. I'm having trouble figuring out what address to give in my *ram file to link to the corresponding SMIL file. I've tried: filename.smil, subfoldername/filename.smil, domainname/subfoldername/filename.smil, etc. Thanks again for your help. I'm delighted to have chosen TCH.

[TCH-Don]

David ,not totally sure if this will help,

but I found Referencing SMIL Documents in a Web Page

[David1776]

Dear Don,

 

Thank you for digging up that article to help me. I realize I wasn't clear in part 2 of my question. I need the absolute address of the *.smil file to put in my *.ram file. I've tried various things but I didn't get anything to work, so I guess I'm not clear on what the exact absolute address is. I've also tried http://www.domain name/subfolder name/filename.smil, http://domain name/subfolder name/filename.smil, http://www.domain name/home/username/public_html/subfolder name/filename.smil etc. Thanks again.

 

--David

[David1776]

Don,

 

P.S. to my last post.

I should have also mentioned that it was the article you were kind enough to find that made me realize that it was the absolute address I needed to ask for.

 

--David

[TCH-Don]

Ok I thought maybe one of the examples there would help.

I have never tried this, so hopefully someone else can help.