Flash Video Player Issue

[Sgaspar11]

Hello everyone,

I'll do my best to explain this, unfortunately I cannot give you the source files because they are proprietary information but I can share some of the code.

So Situation: I've built a flash video player that streams from our flash communication server. (no big deal) I've built in a bandwidth detection function that will determine the bandwidth of the user and play the appropriate sized video from our streaming server in the flash video player, (aka: _56k, _256k, _512k and so on) all of this works fine.

Next: I've also built into the code two error messages:
1. If the video stream is missing for some reason it goes to and stops at frame 3 to display a message stating the video is missing.
2. If the user is have internet connectivity issues (say port 1935(flash streaming server port) is blocked by their admin it goto and stops at frame 4, which says to contact their IT department and unblock 1935.

The issue I am having is with #1 - when I purposley cause the video to not be found it goes to the right frame(3) but then it jumps into the action script once again and starts the whole process over(of detecting bandwidth, finding and compiling the steamname, etc) and ofcourse still goes to frame(3) to display the "video not found message"

I can't seem to figure out where in my code it is causing it to take a second pass through the dectection process. Maybe someone here can help, here is the code that is causing the problem....the entire thing is 600-ish lines so I don't want to include it all)

Edit: The code you don't see is basically the bandwidth detection, stream name compiler and the movie controls. The code below connects to the streaming service(vitalstream is our back up server) and looks for the file. If it cannot be found then gotoandstop(3), or if the connection times out gotoandstop(4);

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function startStream(p_nc, p_bw) {
 ns = new NetStream(p_nc);
 //this will attacth the video to the video object.
 // in this instance the video object is named player, change
 // this to match whatever you are using.  The Video Object is
 // inserted into the frame from the library.
 v1.my_video.attachVideo(ns);
 ns.setBufferTime(buffertime);
 ns.play(m_streamName, frame, 0); // 0
    // my_inter = setInterval(newFrame, 6000);
 //  this will print all netstream status information that the player recieves
 my_mc._alpha = 0;
 ns.onStatus = function(info) {
  trace(info.code + " : " + info.description);
  if (info.code == "NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound") {
   trace(m_streamName + " not found");
      if (!tryingVitalStream) { 
            trace("--- Falling back to VitalStream ---");
            VitalStream(); 
      newFrame();
         } else 
     {
    if (VitalStreamConnected) { 
     gotoAndStop(3); 
    }
     }
    };
  if(info.code == "NetStream.Play.Stop") {
   if(!stills) {
    my_c.playButton._visible = true;
    my_c.pauseButton._visible = false;
    box._visible = true;
    clearInterval(time_interval);
    stills = true;
    mOver();
    frame = 2;
    ns.play(m_streamName, frame, 0); // 0
    my_inter = setInterval(newFrame, 6000);
    my_c.bar.onEnterFrame = function() {
     if(this._alpha > 0) {
      this._alpha -= 10;
     } else {
      this.onEnterFrame = null;
     }
    }
   }
  } else if(info.code == "NetStream.Play.Start") {
   if(loading._visible == true) {
    loading.onEnterFrame = function() {
     if(this._alpha > 0) {
      this._alpha -= 10;
     } else {
      this.onEnterFrame = null;
      this._visible = false;
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
//  this will kill all pending netConnections in the event that none succeed
//  by the end of the time interval and fall back to VitalStream
function onFlashComConnectTimeOut() {
 trace("onFlashComConnectTimeOut Called: All connections failed");
 clearInterval(m_flashComConnectTimeOut);
 for (var i = 0; i < m_connList.length; i++) {
  if (this.mc["nc" + i].pending) {
   clearInterval(this.mc["ncInt" + i]);
   this.mc["nc" + i].onStatus = null;
   this.mc["nc" + i].close();
   this.mc["nc" + i] = null;
   delete this.mc["nc" + i];
  }
 }
 if (!tryingVitalStream) { 
    trace("Falling back to VitalStream");
    VitalStream();
    newFrame();
 } else {
  gotoAndStop(4);
   }
}

Thanks in advance! (I hope this makes sense)

Scott

[MrMadison]

Well, This might be the problem.
You said that if the video is not found it will take the user to Frame three...
You said

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{
               if (VitalStreamConnected) {
                gotoAndStop (3);
}

Check that out and see if that helps at all.

[Sgaspar11]

Hey I did some more goofing with it and I still running into the same issue. It is only happening when I hit a good connection speed. When I get 56k, 112k it works right everytime, and even with 256k and 512k it only blinks...sometimes...

As for the code above, it is checking to see if VitalStream connects, if it does(but doesn't find the movie still) goto(3). "cannot find movie"

Otherwise it displays the other message(4) "your connection isn't working, port blocked" as an example.

[JacobHaug]

hmmm, I hate to say it I can't see anything wrong off hand. But I will pass it on to Justin (Flash Specialist I know), maybe he can take a peek.

[Sgaspar11]

Alright so, fixed it.

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function onConnectTimeOut() {
 trace("onConnectTimeOut Called: All connections failed");
 clearInterval(j_flashComConnectTimeOut);
 clearInterval(this);
 this.onStatus = null;
 this.close();
 this = null;
 delete this;
 gotoAndStop(2);
}

I had this code on the first frame when it was doing the BW detection. I had a function that was supposed to wipe the onConnectTimeOut() that wasn't working. I just removed this function(since it tests for timeout on frame(2) and it works great now.

Phew, talk about a pain in the you know what...