Add video to progressivetooltip

[TA.Fehr]

I know it's possible to add a video to the progressivetooltip property as mentioned here. I can't seem to figure out how to add a video as a string. I tried a url, I've tried a location to my local disk, I've tried a reference to my resources but it always fails. Is there an example of how to get the video loaded into the progressivetooltip property?

I've currently got the video as a .mp4 format.

[Michael.Navara · Accepted solution]

This is a GREAT!!! question 👏

You can use full file name of the video clip (described here), but the clip must be in specific encoding. I use WMV format and it works. (MP4 doesn't)

In attachment is video clip for tool tip and preview, how it works for me.

iLogic code sample:

Dim ctrls As CommandControls = ThisApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons("Part").RibbonTabs("id_TabModel").RibbonPanels("id_PanelP_ModelPrimitives").CommandControls
Dim progTipIntName As String= "ProgTipIntName"

'Delete result from previous attempt
Try
	ctrls.Item(progTipIntName).Delete
Catch
End Try
Try
	ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions(progTipIntName).Delete
Catch
End Try


Dim btnDef As ButtonDefinition = ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.AddButtonDefinition("ProgTIP", progTipIntName, CommandTypesEnum.kQueryOnlyCmdType)
btnDef.ProgressiveToolTip.IsProgressive = True
btnDef.ProgressiveToolTip.ExpandedDescription = "Progressive tool tip" & vbCrLf & "with video clip"

btnDef.ProgressiveToolTip.Video = "C:\Path\To\Your\ProgressiveToolTipVideo.wmv"

ctrls.AddButton(btnDef)

[JelteDeJong]

They should add this file format information to the help files. @johnsonshiue can you do something like that?

[TA.Fehr]

Thank you, this was perfect.

[liminma8458]

Another option: Because the video added by the way of "btnDef.ProgressiveToolTip.Video...." actually is very obscure,  it is better to use ButtonDefinition.OnHelp Event to add a full size video. So you can use F1 to open it when the progresstooltip is shown. Add you can use mp4 format with it.

Such as:

Private Sub btn_OnHelp(ByVal Context As Inventor.NameValueMap, ByRef HandlingCode As Inventor.HandlingCodeEnum) Handles btn.OnHelp
Process.Start("C:\xxxxxxx\Result2.mp4")
End Sub