Well, if the HTML that embeds the .swf when they load it in their site is in a different location than the .swf, and that's not how you did it when you programmed it, then you'll definitely have path issues. The path to the XML and other media assets is relative to the HTML that embeds the .swf, not where the .swf actually is. You would have to republish with the paths changed relative to where their HTML file is when they post your site, or tell them to set up the site like you did when you built it (say the HTML and the .swf in the same folder)
Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of sebastian Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 4:18 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] problem with paths Thanks Nathan and Dave, The leading slash was just a typo in my email, but the code doesn't start with a leading slash, so that can't be the problem. It's on an intranet, so an internal website that people like me, who are external, can't see or access [and they won't grant me access either]. We can't just tell them "sorry" because they are some huge multinational company, and we are a small local agency... They sent me the path names of where they put the file, and where it is being loaded from, so I tried hardcoding the exact path into my AS file for the XML file, but it still wont load it. I know that if I make them test my HTML file that I used, which sits in the same folder as the resources, it works for them JUST FINE... So it is when they try and load it from a different directory on the same server that it doesn't. Something like: http://theirsite.com/flash Is being read from: http://theirsite.com/someotherplace/somesubfolder Is there something else I need to set, it loads the SWF from: http://theirsite.com/flash just fine, but it won't load the XML from: http://theirsite.com/flash/xml/data.xml Any other ideas? Thanks! Seb. Nathan Mynarcik wrote: > Is it published on the web? Or is the intranet on a shared drive on an internal network? If it is the ladder, your path has to be longer than it would be for a webserver. > > Best bet would be to trace your butt off until you find the exact string you need for the path. Go back and forth about 20 to 30 times with them on file versions until they get fed up. Having you do it without being able to test is like having you code blindfolded with yours hands tied. > > > ------Original Message------ > From: sebastian > Sender: [email protected] > To: Flash Coders List > ReplyTo: Flash Coders List > Subject: [Flashcoders] problem with paths > Sent: Jan 22, 2010 2:16 PM > > Hello flash coders, > > Simple question I believe, but I'm having problems with a delivery of a > flash file. > > My flash file loads an external XML and then from the external XML it > loads images, videos text etc. > > It works fine locally and on our test server, however at the client's > server, which is on an intranet so I can't test or see what they see, it > doesn't load the XML... > > I tried hard coding the paths that they tell me the XML resides in, and > they promise me that they have kept the file structure intact, and they > have also informed me that there is no cross domain going on... meaning > that the flash is being loaded from the same domain where the data is > being kept. > > My question is: how could this not be working? My only guess is that the > file is being embeded in an HTML file that is NOT in the path of where > the files are being kept, but then my hardcoded full-paths should (?) > have resolved this...? > > Am I right that I can replace: the load "/xml/data.xml" with > "http://domainname.com/flash/xml/data.xml"; and then load the SWF from a > directory like: "http://domainname.com/somsubdirectory/index.html"; and > get it all to load correctly? > > Thanks for any insight or thoughts you can offer! > > Best, > > Seb. > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > Nathan Mynarcik > Interactive Web Developer > [email protected] > 254.749.2525 > www.mynarcik.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
