ddindia
18-06-2008 02:26:35
I'm no developer, but I bet I'll be able to help you out 
If you want to index files on a local server (one on the same network as the Vibe Streamer), you can just use the UNC path.
For an example we'll assume "ServerA" has your music files, shared as "Music" and "ServerB" has Vibe Streamer installed and running.
Using Vibe Streamer on ServerB under the Sharing tab, you would add a path using the following UNC, "\\ServerA\Music". You can also use administrative shares if you don't have shared folders (administrative paths are absolute, for example "\\ServerA\C$\Data\Music\VibeStreamer" is equivalent to C\Data\Music\VibeStreamer on the local machine).
If you need to access the files remotely (maybe you have faster hosting storage), this can be more challenging to do and I can't guarantee my method will work. The best program I've seen for this is FTP Drive ([url1x3tlhtc]http://www.killprog.com/fdrve.html[/url1x3tlhtc]). You would use this to map the remote path as a local drive letter, and then add it as a you would a local path in Vibe Streamer. The benefit of FTP Drive is it's supposed to stream files directly from FTP server without pre-downloading whole file first.
Post a reply if you need any help or clarification!
Dave
If you want to index files on a local server (one on the same network as the Vibe Streamer), you can just use the UNC path.
For an example we'll assume "ServerA" has your music files, shared as "Music" and "ServerB" has Vibe Streamer installed and running.
Using Vibe Streamer on ServerB under the Sharing tab, you would add a path using the following UNC, "\\ServerA\Music". You can also use administrative shares if you don't have shared folders (administrative paths are absolute, for example "\\ServerA\C$\Data\Music\VibeStreamer" is equivalent to C\Data\Music\VibeStreamer on the local machine).
If you need to access the files remotely (maybe you have faster hosting storage), this can be more challenging to do and I can't guarantee my method will work. The best program I've seen for this is FTP Drive ([url1x3tlhtc]http://www.killprog.com/fdrve.html[/url1x3tlhtc]). You would use this to map the remote path as a local drive letter, and then add it as a you would a local path in Vibe Streamer. The benefit of FTP Drive is it's supposed to stream files directly from FTP server without pre-downloading whole file first.
Post a reply if you need any help or clarification!
Dave