remote control java video player
hi there,
ive got a question about the operating mode of the compiling of java:
we have a system consisting of many pcs.
wed like to show videos on these pcs , 12 hours a day, continuous.
we need a technique, that enables every pc to check a certain folder on his hard-drive for newly added videos.
or to check for new videos in a specific directory on a ftp-server and download it completely (no streaming video) on the hard-drive.
these procedures should be repeated automatically from time to time, e.g. every 30min.
if a new video is found, it should be added to the playlist of a player automatically during runtime.
also, if a video from the folder should be deleted, the player should be able to recognize that as well and to update the playlist during runtime.
the necessary information for this playlist, like name and so on is stored in a textfile.
is java able to recognize these update without needing to compile again?
or do i have to shutdown and start the player again, so the code will be compiled and the update can be detected?
thank you in advance,
neoragex
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neoragexa] at [2007-11-27 11:15:39]
thanks for your answers.
well, at the moment im beginning to learn java, so i didnt know...
i recently needed to programm a website which was highly dynamic and of the fancy type. for that i used actionscript 3, which i heard is pretty similar to java.
with your experience how long do you think will the realization of such a project take?
do you have any tips for me? e.g. some tutorials, that will help me in this specific case? or are there any particular problems i need to know of?
or can you give me a link to a code-resource, which at least contains some of my requirements?
can you roughly explain how you would get started with this project?
also ive not yet decided which ide to take, because there are so many out there. do you have a tip for me?
and one more thing: as a non-native english-speaker i have some problems with the name-conventions of java. i often read about xlets, applets, midlets and so on and also noticed, that there are several different download-versions of java available.
could you please shortly describe what thes words mean? is it the area, in which the project comes to use, e.g. applets for websector, midlets for cellphones(?)...
thank you in advance,
neoragex
just a bit of information from someone who knows more in this area than i do. anybody?
hey, i could teach you modeling, texturing, animation, 2d-design, 3d-design, content-management, sound, compositing, effects etc etc...
no? :D
cmon, how difficult can it be to answer these simple questions?
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