Source type: File question

shoetick · Post by **shoetick** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:44 pm

How have others used this feature? Fifo? regularly update the file with new images, etc? I'm wanting to send images from a machine that is behind a firewall and would like to know if anyone else has had experience with using the File source type.

Post by **cordel** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:03 am

Typically the file must be accessible on the machine that ZM is installed, whether put there by ftp or possibly through a smb although I have not seen it used with smb yet. If you search the forum I believe I recall someone creating a sock file to provide an image. Use of this method runs at 1 fps to avoid read errors.

shoetick · Post by **shoetick** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:49 pm

I found using sockets to trigger events but haven't seen images uses.

I'm sending the image files to the ZM server so that part is covered.

Anyone else remember a detail about the thread that might help search for it better?

shoetick · Post by **shoetick** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:37 pm

I've run into a problem. I am updating ZM using a VPN from a remote site using samba. Due to bandwidth limits I am updating the file with a new jpeg about ever second. However, before I go live with this I tested loss of connectivity. When I do, and the file doesn't get updated ZM does something to stop checking and once I regain connectivity and begin updating the file again I have to restart ZM. I've looked through the code and cannot find anything. Anyone more familiar with the code that can help me figure out where I could comment out the code that may be causing ZM to sleep?