How can i start ffplay with different urls in a csv file from a combobox?

[mathias63]

More question on this ffplayer app that i try to  make ... one other thing i want to be able to do is open my different urls, selecting them from a combobox that loads all names like "garage", "garden"....but executes them from another column separated with "," in the csv file.

one easy way i found was just doing this:

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RunProgram.Commandline:=('/bin/ffplay -rtsp_transport tcp -i ' + ComboBox1.Text);
but that just works with a plain text file, reading each row from the file and add it.

tried google it and AI gave some ideas that actually works to just show the titles i gave to the streams, i made on form create:

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var
   CSVFile: TStringList;
   Line: string;
   Parts: TStringArray; // Using TArray for modern Pascal
   


begin
   ///ComboBox1.Items.LoadFromFile('myfile.csv');
   CSVFile := TStringList.Create;
  try
    // Load the CSV file. Replace 'your_file.csv' with the actual path.
    CSVFile.LoadFromFile('myfile.csv');

    // Clear the ComboBox first if it already has items
    ComboBox1.Clear;

    // Iterate through each line in the CSV file
    for Line in CSVFile do
    begin
      // Split the line by the comma delimiter.
      // The Delimiter parameter is optional, comma is the default for Split.
      Parts := Line.Split([',']);

      // Assuming your CSV has at least one column of data
      if High(Parts) >= 0 then
      begin
        // Add the first part (index 0) of the split line to the ComboBox
        // If you want to add a different part, change the index (e.g., Parts[1])
        ComboBox1.Items.Add(Parts[0]);
      end;
    end;
  finally
    CSVFile.Free; // Always free the created object
  end;

But how do i do to execute the cam url from that csv file?   that exist in the other column.   

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RunProgram.Commandline:=('/bin/ffplay -rtsp_transport tcp -i ' + ComboBox1........?            

[creaothceann]

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[mathias63]

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Ok did not know how to do it will fix that

[mathias63]

Or is it possible to split a line in just a text file with a ","?  for example use a line like this "My Kitchen cam, 192.168.0.50".

But how do i do to get the first parameter as the text in the combobox and then store the url in a string variable so i can execute it?

[mathias63]

Is this even possible? maybe have to use a database?

[mathias63]

Managed to fix it by adding a extra array and use the combobox.itemindex....

[Lulu]

Or is it possible to split a line in just a text file with a ","?  for example use a line like this "My Kitchen cam, 192.168.0.50".

But how do i do to get the first parameter as the text in the combobox and then store the url in a string variable so i can execute it?

Hi, if I understand well the question (which is not often the case! )

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1. procedure SplitCam(const aLine: string; out CamName, Url: string);
2. var A: TStringArray;
3. begin
4.   A := aLine.Split([',']);
5.   CamName := A[0];
6.   Url := A[1];
7. end;
8. ...
9. // usage:
10. SplitCam('My Kitchen cam,192.168.0.50'); // << NO SPACE AFTER THE COMMA !
11.  

Be sure the name of the cams don't contain a coma.

[mathias63]

Thanks allot Lulu. I will try your code, even though i managed to make it function in some similar way .

/Mathias

[Lulu]

Hi, i've just realized that in the call of procedure SplitCam() the variables are missing. Sorry!
It should be:

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1. procedure SplitCam(const aLine: string; out CamName, Url: string);
2. var A: TStringArray;
3. begin
4.   A := aLine.Split([',']);
5.   CamName := A[0];
6.   Url := A[1];
7. end;
8.     ...
9. // usage:
10. var FCamName, FUrl: string;
11. ...
12. SplitCam('My Kitchen cam,192.168.0.50', FCamName, FUrl); // << NO SPACE AFTER THE COMMA !