[streaming] Streaming from a playlist

[Tod]

I'm just getting started and getting pretty close but I'm running into a 
problem.

I have four files I'd like to stream, two.mov and two .mp3.  I generated 
and saved a playlist from the VLC GUI listed below.  I'm now trying to 
test the stream by executing this command:


./vlc -L -vvv --sout-all ./samples/playlist.xspf --sout 
"#duplicate{dst=display{delay=3000,noaudio,novideo},dst=std{access=http,dst=:38080/mycasts/podcast_32Bit.mp3,mux=dummy},dst=std{access=http,dst=:38080/mycasts/podcast_64Bit.mp3,mux=dummy},dst=std{access=http,dst=:38080/mycasts/dscn0374.mov,mux=dummy},dst=std{access=http,dst=:38080/mycasts/dscn0375.mov,mux=dummy}}"


This allows me to:

- Watch the status of the stream locally
- Click a link that points to an m3u file to listen to the stream

 From the client side I can see the all four streams but the one playing 
isn't the one that is highlighted.  Also, if I click on any one of the 
other three it just continues playing the server's current stream.

What I'd like to do is:
- Watch the status of the stream locally, but not hear it or see it
- Have it loop
- Let the user click a link that points to an m3u file to listen to the 
stream
- Let the user click any one of the playlist items at any time to listen 
to any of the other three items


I have a feeling I'm trying to play all four items over a single stream, 
rather than four individual streams.  However, I need to offer the user 
the ability to listen to any of the other items, or listen to just a 
single stream of all items.  I'm not sure how to accomplish this.

If anyone could offer suggestions I would appreciate it.


- Tod


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/" 
xmlns:vlc="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/ns/0/">
         <title>Playlist</title>
         <trackList>
                 <track>
 
<location>file:///C:/VLC/samples/podcast1.mp3</location>
                         <extension 
application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
                                 <vlc:id>0</vlc:id>
                         </extension>
                 </track>
                 <track>
 
<location>file:///C:/VLC/samples/podcast2.mp3</location>
                         <extension 
application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
                                 <vlc:id>1</vlc:id>
                         </extension>
                 </track>
                 <track>
 
<location>file:///C:/VLC/samples/test1.mov</location>
                         <duration>25200</duration>
                         <extension 
application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
                                 <vlc:id>2</vlc:id>
                         </extension>
                 </track>
                 <track>
 
<location>file:///C:/VLC/samples/test2.mov</location>
                         <duration>38600</duration>
                         <extension 
application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
                                 <vlc:id>3</vlc:id>
                         </extension>
                 </track>
         </trackList>
         <extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
                         <vlc:item tid="0" />
                         <vlc:item tid="1" />
                         <vlc:item tid="2" />
                         <vlc:item tid="3" />
         </extension>
</playlist>