Topic: Add Games Not On Your Hdd With Vids (Read 490 times)

chilin_dude · « **Reply #75 on:** April 09, 2004, 10:27:00 AM »

One other thought i had:
Not sure if you have used any collectorz.com applications, but you enter the names of the games you own and they download info on the game for you, they download:
Mini-Review which is 5-10 lines.
Rating
Players
Age Rating,
What sort of controllers it supports
Ah fuck it, hang on I will up a screenie.

Mod edit: huge pic, consider resizing next time

http://homepage.ntlw...47/database.jpg

So possibly if you press the white button, instead of game help it could display it in a format like that pic above on the right hand side.
Also maybe the collectorz.com tool could be used to fill in info on game players, Online support etc?
Just my two pence worth

koldfuzion · « **Reply #76 on:** April 09, 2004, 04:33:00 PM »

BenJeremy · « **Reply #77 on:** April 09, 2004, 05:28:00 PM »

Yeah, that worked fine.

I'm wondering how I handle the location change with a new filename though... I might need to give it a bit more thought. Currently, WebFileFetch uses the name fed to it... in your example, the file was a RAR file. I could extract the filename portion out easily enough, if it changes from the original URI "filename", I suppose, and force the new name when relocating - but then how do I communicate that to the user? I'll have to change the way web fetches work in MXM's ActionScripting (WebFileFetchEx, maybe?)

geniusalz · « **Reply #78 on:** April 09, 2004, 06:18:00 PM »

koldfuzion · « **Reply #79 on:** April 09, 2004, 06:50:00 PM »

BenJeremy · « **Reply #80 on:** April 09, 2004, 06:56:00 PM »

Yes.... and ....no.

The problem, is that you may specify a file, but a LOCATION value in a 302 return code HTTP header means the server is lurching you to another reference piont, possibly a new file altogether.

His test file is a RAR file. I don't know what it might be in advance, so there should be a mechanism for allowing me to change the filename of the destination to match it.

I'm working something up right now. It won't break the existing command, just enhance it - if you specify it to allow filename changes, it will place the new name in a var you specify as an argument (third argument). I'll also allow the ability to read result codes. Broken downloads should not result in program errors.

I was going to get a release out tonight, but it's too late and I want to wrap up the HTTP stuff. Tomorrow afternoon for sure for a new WIP.

I need to decode the %20s and other hex codes in the new location URI to PROPERLY set the new filename up, as well as include a decent strategy to give the actionscripter greater control over how to handle the download (allowing location to change the filename, for example).

koldfuzion · « **Reply #81 on:** April 09, 2004, 07:30:00 PM »

everything was better the first time you tested it right?

I can leave it the way it was, i dont think that will be a big problem on the web side.

if the problem is the .rar file, that was my bad, i didnt add the checks to see if its a wmv yet.

geniusalz · « **Reply #82 on:** April 09, 2004, 07:36:00 PM »

BenJeremy · « **Reply #83 on:** April 09, 2004, 08:44:00 PM »

chilin_dude · « **Reply #84 on:** April 10, 2004, 01:18:00 AM »

was going to resize but thought better not to so you could see the total layout.

koldfuzion · « **Reply #85 on:** April 10, 2004, 08:51:00 AM »

BenJeremy · « **Reply #86 on:** April 10, 2004, 12:00:00 PM »

flattspott · « **Reply #87 on:** April 10, 2004, 01:47:00 PM »

koldfuzion · « **Reply #88 on:** April 10, 2004, 01:47:00 PM »

i've got one more mod to do, split out the videos and compression in the xml. then i will get to work on filling the database and adding a few videos.

im almost [--this close---] to having it all ready to move to xbox-skin.net

geniusalz · « **Reply #89 on:** April 10, 2004, 02:25:00 PM »

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