I think the answer is "no". I just uploaded the W3D files to a HTTP server using FTP as binary Raw Data. You mean I have to map the W3D suffix to a MIME type in the HTTP server application... that seems logical in an Internet backwards way. I guess an old Mac server won't be preconfigured for this.
Thanks for this interesting clue! -Andreas >Is the .W3D file extension MIME-mapped on the server it's coming from? > >-Buzz > >At 7:36 PM +0200 8/11/02, you wrote: >>About downloading .W3D in a Multiuser application: >> >>I've been investigating more in the problem with downloading W3D >>objects from a http server and then importing them into a shockwave >>movie. >> >>It seems preloadNetthing() downloads the file from server to the >>local cache, but the netMIME is "text/html" so I guess the W3D is >>for some reason treated as text. When importing the file into a new >>SW3D member using loadFile like this: >> >>fresh3dMem = #shockwave3d.new() >>fresh3dMem.loadFile(theUrl, TRUE, TRUE) >> >>I just get a Error 2147221484 and an empty #shockwave3d member (obviously). >> >>What to do? I can't use FTP because the server runs in passive >>mode, which D8.5 does not support. Could I use Multiuser Server to >>read the file with readvalue() and then pass it to the Shockwave as >>a variable? How? >> >> >>TIA >>-A. >>[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >>to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the >>list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with >>programming Lingo. Thanks!] > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the >list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with >programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
