Error #5001: The name of package 'mapTools' does not reflect the location of this file. Please change the pa

[lougv22]

Ok, this is a simple question. I have a package mapTools defined in ActionScript file MapManager.as, as shown in the attached code. The directory structure looks lke this:

C:\
----- \engine
----------\ media
-------------- \Flash
------------------- \mapTools
--------------------------- MapManager.as
--------------------------- MAP.fla

So files MapManager.as and MAP.fla are in the same directory. So I open MAP.fla and when I do TestMovie I get this error:

"5001: The name of package 'mapTools' does not reflect the location of this file. Please change the package definition's name inside this file, or move the file. C:\engine\media\Flash\mapTools\MapManager.as"

What is the cause of this error?

[kglad]

move MAP.fla up one directory to flash and retest.

[lougv22]

Just tried that and got the same error.

Also, probably should mention that MapManager is declared as the Document class for MAP.fla.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

if it's that's the document class, put the fla back in mapTools and remove mapTools from the package name.

[lougv22]

yeah, that seems to work, but I don't understand why. Does that mean if you set an external class as the Document class for a FLA document, the package the class is declared in can not have a name?

[kglad]

no, it can. but then you must specify the path/name in the document class box in the properties panel and the path is relative to the fla file.