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Setting up SopCast
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:39 am
by trevorsem
WildMedia community,
I'm desperate to set-up SopCast, but so far have been unable to do so.
Following Eugenes instructions word for word, I see to be unable to open/find the
http://www.sopcast.com/chlist.xml file as the PC says it can't find it. I've downloaded the SopCast filter as Eugene states and have tried placing and pointing to it in several locations, all to no avail.
Can anyone help me please as it looks like most of you have been able to set SopCast up?
Just as a thought does the instruction
"5. In field "Path": sop://....,
literally mean mtype in sop://.... ?
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:19 pm
by twosheds
:sop://....
works for me and
sop://....
causes WMS to abort
but I don't think that's your problem. Copy & paste the URL that you're using into the address bar of your web browser to see whether you have copied it correctly.
I assume that you have already done it but ,just in case, you can always copy & paste Eugene's code into WMS.
Hope I'm not teaching my granny to suck eggs
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:12 pm
by trevorsem
You are correct, it can not find the path AppData. Neither can I as it appears hidden within Windows 7. How can I unhide the directory as when I try to create a new directory AppData it says it already exists, but appears hidden.
Or use another location?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:10 am
by trevorsem
Well, I finally got SopCast working.
If I have the proper SopCast program running on my PC, I can access it on my TV. Not sure if that is what is supposed to happen, but at least it works.
I still can not load the SopCast channels list.
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:05 pm
by twosheds
Have you given yourself Admin rights ?
I have no problem accessing the 'Appdata' folder but Eugene's script requires a 'Temp' subfolder which I have had to create within the AppData/Local folder.
I can see the Sopcast channels on my TV.
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:21 pm
by Eugene
twosheds wrote:Have you given yourself Admin rights ?
I have no problem accessing the 'Appdata' folder but Eugene's script requires a 'Temp' subfolder which I have had to create within the AppData/Local folder.
I can see the Sopcast channels on my TV.
If you have the latest test versions, you can change the code
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sTempFileName := ExtractFilePath(SpecialFolderPath(CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA)) + 'Temp\sopchannels.xml';
with TStringList.Create do try
WmsShowInformation('Download SopCast channel list...');
try
Text := ReplaceStr(WmsDownloadURL('http://www.sopcast.com/chlist.xml'), #13#10, ' ');
finally
WmsHideInformation
end;
SaveToFile(sTempFileName)
finally
Free
end;
XmlDocument.LoadFromFile(sTempFileName);
on
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WmsShowInformation('Download SopCast channel list...');
try
XmlDocument.LoadFromString(ReplaceStr(WmsDownloadURL('http://www.sopcast.com/chlist.xml'), #13#10, ' '))
finally
WmsHideInformation
end;
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:12 pm
by trevorsem
Thanks Eugene, I have copied it line for line, but it is still saying it can't find the sopcastchannels.xls file in my local AppData folder.
I am the only account on my Windows7 PC and am an Administrator.
Have tried to unhide the AppData folder to no avail, but will continue to keep trying.
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:43 am
by trevorsem
Well I finally managed to load the SopCast channels into WMS and get them displayed on my TV.
Haven't got a channel to play yet, but hey, I'm moving forward slowly
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:53 pm
by twosheds
trevorsem
Did you manage to get any Sopcast channels to work ?
Re: Setting up SopCast
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:26 am
by trevorsem
twosheds wrote:trevorsem
Did you manage to get any Sopcast channels to work ?
Not by selecting them from the displayed SopCast channels list on my Sony TV. The TV tries to decode for about 10 seconds before displaying "playback not available".
However, if I have the SopCast player running on my PC, I can view the channel on my TV.