a .wmv redirect file - possible?

briz_dad wrote on 10/13/2004, 2:05 PM

We have a windows media video file that is beginning to exceed its current
bandwidth service so we might be moving it. However, we obviously do not
want the current link to become "dead".

Is there a way to create a .wmv file that would redirect to a new location?
Much like an .asx file? We can't use an .asx file because we need to retain the original url.

TIA,
Greg

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Chienworks wrote on 10/13/2004, 2:27 PM

Officially the file type to use is .wvx (or .wax for .wma files). However, i just tried creating a redirector as a .wmv file containing the URL of the real .wmv file and it worked perfectly in both Netscape 7 and MSIE 6. In both cases, clicking on the redirector .wmv file link launched the video in Media Player and it started playing nearly instantly.