Extracting the exact file location

[Peon]

I am not sure if it would be possible or not in vb.

this url has player : http://www.megavideo.com/v/MXHZ5WG2c...f.7886382642.0

and the file it plays is actually

http://www553.megavideo.com/files/e4...dc5f764013a62/

I want to extract that actual file location.

[westconn1]

scam site??

[Peon]

what you mean?

Its a very popular site.. how you come up with scam site idea?

[westconn1]

i clicked the link, got like movie screen, clicked play, got many popups to gambling sites, no movie

[Peon]

i clicked the link, got like movie screen, clicked play, got many popups to gambling sites, no movie

I have checked it again.. it plays movie fine with one popup only.

[jmsrickland]

Like westconn1, I too clicked on the link and then clicked on play and got the video. When I clicked out of the video I got several sex popup windows one after another. I hate that crap.

Anyway exactly what do you mean by I want to extract that actual file location.? Are you asking how to extract the file location (ie, the URL) or extract the file at that location (ie, the video file)?

[Peon]

Anyway exactly what do you mean by I want to extract that actual file location.? Are you asking how to extract the file location (ie, the URL) or extract the file at that location (ie, the video file)?

I want to extract the video file location...which is

http://www553.megavideo.com/files/e4...dc5f764013a62/

for that player url.

I have known that video file by sniffing ports.

So, I think it can be done with vb too.

[jmsrickland]

Well, so far I haven't been able to extract that URL but I did download the video if that is what you want in the end.

[westconn1]

http://wwwstatic.megavideo.com/ep_gr...2&u=7886382642

i was actually redirected to the above link

which shows with this code, where web1 is a webbrowser control

web1.Navigate2 "http://www.megavideo.com/v/MXHZ5WG2c5ee6478859e6b933a0ad48e8ebc105f.7886382642.0"
Do While web1.Busy
    DoEvents
Loop
MsgBox web1.LocationURL

[Peon]

Well, so far I haven't been able to extract that URL but I did download the video if that is what you want in the end.

You downloaded from the link I gave in first post?

If so then it has to be because its direct link.

What I aim is to find the video file location from player url which is (following) through vb program.

http://www.megavideo.com/v/MXHZ5WG2c...f.7886382642.0

or you can say http://wwwstatic.megavideo.com/ep_gr...2&u=7886382642 too because first one redirects here.

[Peon]

Well, If i divide the whole problem into pieces.

Then first thing is to monitor the network traffic on pc which ports are receiving data. Then I would be able to filter those ports which are receiving flv/video content then its source can be identified and more details can be found.

So far I have worked on monitor network traffic using winsock control but I think it has not the capability to monitor the files details across the ports.

[westconn1]

did you try the code i posted?
though it would have been better to use the readystate, rather than busy properties of the webbrowser control

[Peon]

did you try the code i posted?
though it would have been better to use the readystate, rather than busy properties of the webbrowser control

Actually I want to know the flv file location which plays in player. While your codes shows player url.

Please read my first post.

[jmsrickland]

Actually I want to know the flv file location which plays in player. While your codes shows player url.

Please read my first post.

Can I simply remove the which plays in player part and take it as you mean Actually I want to know the flv file location?

All you want is the location of where the FLV file is.

[Peon]

Can I simply remove the which plays in player part and take it as you mean Actually I want to know the flv file location?

All you want is the location of where the FLV file is.

yes.

[jmsrickland]

OK, so what you want is to be able to extract the below URL.

http://www553.megavideo.com/files/e4...dc5f764013a62/

And this URL is not visible at first when you go here:

http://www.megavideo.com/v/MXHZ5WG2c...f.7886382642.0

which is the URL of the player and not the URL of the actual video file.

[Peon]

OK, so what you want is to be able to extract the below URL.

http://www553.megavideo.com/files/e4...dc5f764013a62/

And this URL is not visible at first when you go here:

http://www.megavideo.com/v/MXHZ5WG2c...f.7886382642.0

which is the URL of the player and not the URL of the actual video file.

yes of course.

[jmsrickland]

It seems that westconn1's post #9 solves your request. I tried that URL and it appeared that it took me directly to the video site

[Peon]

No that code gives player url address (which is redirected one)

but not video file link which is
http://www553.megavideo.com/files/e4...dc5f764013a62/