macromedia flash flashcom: OK, here goes...I installed Flash Media Server 2.0. Install was success.
Running on windows server 2003 enterprise.

I open up the FMS console and login. I start my Server1. I created a folder
called "test" in the applications folder. And using FMS console, i loaded the
instance and hit enter for _definst_.

My question is, how do I stream a sample video? I have put a FLV in my
applications/test folder. I have put a SWF in there as well, but I just cannot
connect to it. I am testing it locally right now to avoid network issues. Do I
test it by entering rtmp://?? in the browser?

Also what is the Url to my server? I dont understand what path it would be?
rtmp://127.0.0.1/test/????

I have searched all documentation and this one is just beating me up.

Thank you.

try this:

Start FMS

put the FLV into the "applications\test\streams\_definst_" folder

Create a SWF that will stream the FLV

The easiest way to create this SWF is to use the FLV Playback Component in
Flash 8.

Or, Sample Code:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flv_download_04.html and some
templates: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/video_templates.html

the SWF should connect to rtmp://localhost/test/ and stream your FLV, just
like with Progressive Download FLV

the SWF can run from your desktop or on a local web server such as Apache - it
should NOT be in the FMS application folder.

Open the SWF, and your video should stream.

hope this helps.

-steve.

Just a note to Steve's post, to stream the video I believe that the link you use to link to your video in your swf needs to read MMS:// not http://