Hello,
I have a Flash piece that loads data from a local XML file to
populate a newsbox (see it at
www.ocls.info). This has been
working fine for months for Flash Players 6 and up. I have made no
changes to the Flash and the XML is still well-formed. However,
starting on the 10th of July, various people around the office have
been reporting that the XML is no longer loading. It has started on
different days for different people, but the first case was on the
10th. All these people have Flash Player 7. However, one person
with Flash Player 7 has no trouble with the XML. The problem is
solved by upgrading to the most recent Flash Player. Rather than
force all our users to upgrade, even though they should, I would
like to find what is at the bottom of this.
The only thing I can think of that has happened recently, is
that Microsoft released a new automatic update within the past few
days. The problem with this theory is that I have Flash 7 on a
Win2000 box that is showing the same problem. The problem is
browser independent, so it has nothing to do with IE's ActiveX
woes, which we have already bypassed.
I am baffled. Can anyone offer an explanation why the XML
would spontaneously stop loading for Flash Player 7 only? Many
thanks!
Nils