From: Hassan Schroeder Date: 2012-01-04T02:41:39+09:00 Subject: Re: File size of web-based flv. Reading some bytes from a web-based file. On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:03 AM, Ralph Shnelvar wrote: > Also, what about reading a few hundred bytes from the flv? using net/http -- something like ruby-1.9.2-p290 :035 > uri = URI('http://localhost/') => # ruby-1.9.2-p290 :036 > req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri) => # ruby-1.9.2-p290 :037 > req['Range'] = 'bytes=0-99' => "bytes=0-99" ruby-1.9.2-p290 :038 > Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port) {|http| http.request(req) }.body => " The above *does* assume that your web server supports the Range header, so YMMV. -- Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroeder@gmail.com http://about.me/hassanschroeder twitter: @hassan