Thanks for the replies. I'll be looking into both. kind of been playing around with this as well: str = _url; slash = str.lastIndexOf("/"); str = str.substring(slash+1, str.length); dot = str.lastIndexOf("."); filename = str.substring(0, dot); directoryLocation = _url.split(filename + ".swf").join("");
and setting it to frame 1. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Robert Leisle <b...@headsprout.com> wrote: > Hi Maurice, > > How about sending it in as a URL variable when you load preloader.swf into > the html page? > > In the HTML: > <object .....> > <param name="movie" value="swf/preloader.swf?path=swf/" /> > ... > <embed src="swf/preloader.swf?path=swf/" .../> > </object> > > Then in preloader.swf: > var ojtParams:Object = this.loaderInfo.parameters; > var swfPath:String = ojtParams.path; > > > hth, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of maurice > sallave > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 1:30 PM > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] swf paths... > > Hello! > First time on here, so thanks for any advice. > I'm pulling in a preloader.swf file into an html file that sits at root > "swf/preloader.swf". All my swf's are located in a swf directory that gets > preloaded into this preloader.swf - simple enough. I'd like to try to keep > my server as clean as possible without having to hard-code the path into > the > preloader.swf file and don't want to use flashvars as a way of referencing > my targeted path. Is there another way of doing this? Of course if I put > the html file inside the swf directory, everything works, but it defeats > the > purpose of keeping my server organized. I hope this makes sense and again > thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders