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Moving a SWF containing relative Links no longer work

Nov 30, 2010 4:50 PM

Hi

 

I've come to the experts.

 

I created a Flash Catalyst Project that contains external URL links. I actual want them to be internal relative links.

 

I've followed the process of using to Flash Builder to edit the Main.mxml file to change to a relative path.

 

I hit the Project/Export Release Build...

 

I open the SWF file in Flash Player from with in the 'bin-release' folder and it all works great. However when I move the swf file to another folder that actually contains what would be the same relative path to the files I want to link it no longer works.

 

If I look at the content of the swf file in a third party editor/viewer app the relative path is correct.

 

I'm probably missing something very fundamental but just can't 'click' to it, pun intended.

 

Thanks for your assitance

 

David

589 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: DKR57, Jan 9, 2011 3:10 PM
 
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  • Chris W. Griffith
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    1. Chris W. Griffith,
    Dec 1, 2010 9:48 AM   in reply to DKR57
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    Hum. The only advice I can give to triple check the urls. Spaces? Capitalization? Missing Directory?

     

    Good luck,

     

    Chris

     
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  • Bear Travis
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    2. Bear Travis,
    Dec 1, 2010 12:31 PM   in reply to Chris W. Griffith
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    Are you loading the swf in an html page? If so, is that html page in the same directory as your swf?

     

    If the swf is in a different folder than whatever page is displaying it, you may need to tweak the base url for your swf. More details can be found here:

    http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/127/tn_12701.html

     

    You can catch a bit of an explanation for a similar problem at the very end of this article:

    http://flashcats.net/2010/05/29/using-an-xml-driven-swf-in-catalyst/

     

    -Bear

     
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  • DKR57
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    3. DKR57,
    Dec 2, 2010 1:25 PM   in reply to Chris W. Griffith
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    Thanks Chris

     

    I'll check everything is correct.

     

    Appreciate your thoughts

     
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    4. DKR57,
    Dec 2, 2010 1:27 PM   in reply to Bear Travis
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    Thanks Bear

     

    I'll check this out and let you know.. Appreciate your thoughts. 

     

    I'll let you know

     

    Thanks

     

    David

     
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  • DKR57
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    5. DKR57,
    Dec 5, 2010 6:42 PM   in reply to Bear Travis
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    Hi Bear

     

    Thanks for your help.

     

    I've referred to both the references your below. Both were useful but still the issue remains.

     

    When I relocate the swf file with all the associated src files it doesn't work

     

    As a further test I pointed the 'Project Export Release Build' from Flash Builder to the actual folder I wanted the swf file in and again it didn't work

     

    If however I point the 'Project Export Release Build' to //documents/Adobe Flash Builder 4/bin-release  it does work

     

     

     

    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

     
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    6. DKR57,
    Jan 9, 2011 3:10 PM   in reply to DKR57
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    After much mucking around and anxiety I seemed to have fixed it

     

    The problem appears to be a global security setting. I added my desktop as a place to 'Always trust files' in this location and it works fine!

     

    If I move the folder away from the desktop it no longer work

     

    'Strange but True'

     

    Thanks

     

    David

     
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