Absolute Path to Media Files

[CinemarDave]

I'm building a media controller app and I was wondering if there was some setting in UMS that would expose the full path to the media files when browsing the folders via a DLNA client? Why? Knowing the full path to the file will help immensely when browsing DVD video_ts folders that are showing up as "[DVD ISO]Video_TS folders. There's a lot of other reasons this will be useful for too. Is it possible?

[DeFlanko]

I believe its dependant on your shared folders and how deep your folders are..

and i think its something like:

http://<ip of server>:<port>/get/$1/$1/...etc.../<file>.<Extension>

so like for example http://172.10.1.9:5001/get/$1/$1/Avatar.mp4 -- i think... Subjunk would know.

[CinemarDave]

That's a logical path to the file from the UMS server's point of view but not the absolute path. Ideally I'm looking for a parameter like

<dc:file>\\NASBox\Movies\Transformers\Video_TS\Video_TS.ifo</dc:file>

or the equivalent. For non-DVD files it is okay to just use the logical name because it contains enough information to find the real media file. It's the DVDs that cause the heart ache.

[DeFlanko]

I think thats how UMS works is in logical paths.

[CinemarDave]

Yes, that is correct. And everything about the server works fine and as expected. I just also need the real path to the file for my application and it does not look like it is possible to obtain via a UPNP Browse. None of the DLNA servers I've tested provide this info so it probably means it is not part of the DLNA specs.

[DeFlanko]

Correct. I dont think it is either... otherwise change your \\NASBox\... to \\172.10.1.9\.. or IP of the NASBox...