vlc.input.length not working in windows 2008

[Agam]

I am working of an asp.net project which embeds vlc to a website. I needed to retrieve and parse the length of a .ts video file being played using the vlc input object: vlc.input.length.

This works fine when tested in windows xp and I was able to retrieve the file length. However, when tested on windows server 2008, same code returned 0 as the length.

I have searched everywhere possible and could not find an answer, does any one know what I could do?

My relevant codes are:

function govlc22(){
var vlcTwo = document.getElementById("vlcTwo");
vlcTwo.video.aspectRatio = "16:9";
var Twolength = vlcTwo.input.length;
alert("length is: " + Twolength);
vlcTwo.audio.mute = false;
vlcTwo.audio.volume = 100;
}

I have also noticed that the object vlc.input.time is not seeking in windows server 2008, but seeks in windows xp when used on my .ts video files.

Does anyone have any pointers please?

Thanks in advance

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Are you using the same VLC version?

[Agam]

Yes I am, version 2.1.5 Rincewind on both xp and windows server 2008.

[Agam]

Does anyone have idea why vlc.input.position works while vlc.input.time does not work on .ts files in windows 2008?

It has been frustrating for over a week now with little or no support coming.
I really need the input.time to work on the webpage, otherwise vlc might be useless for our purpose as we can't seek correctly through the video file.

Anyone please?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

If you don't have .length and .time, it means VLC could not parse the file correctly in the beginning or that the VLC version was too old.

[Agam]

Jean,

Could you tell me what properties/attribute of the file VLC is looking for that it could not get because like I said, the versions on both system is the same (2.1.5)

If I copy same file working ok in XP to Server 2008, you expereince the issue.

I can play the file on it's own and seek through the slidder bar to any time, however, through the embedded web-plugin, could not seek. Am guessing maybe VLC plugin is looking for a partricular attribute in 2008 to calculate .length and .time.

So, please could you advice me what properties/attributes of the video file should be present or not blank or must have a value.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Try 2.2.0 or, better, 3.0.0

[Agam]

Have tried 3.0.0 - its unstable and crashes with volume change

Have tried 2.2.0 - stable but problem persist.

web-plugin 2.2.0 returns 0 length for .ts file in windows 2008 while correct length is returned in XP.

[Agam]

Any luck with this one?