It seems that using the "/dir/file.xml" works over "dir/file.xml". This is a step in the right direction, but I'm sure we'll still get a lot of complaining about this. :) Even worse, our dev environment is IIS, but the production environment is unix, so who knows what will happen.
Thanks for the comments! -----Original Message----- From: Cedric Muller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:55 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Loading Xml from Flash over Http should have something to do with the server's OS ? > Strange that this should come up, the other day my colleague was > working > on a file that used relative refferences loaded in from XML, it worked > fine, the next day when he open it up it had stopped working - the fix > we found was instead of: > > "mydir/myfile.xml" > > Was to use > > "/mydir/myfile.xml" > > The odd thing was it had worked fine before and we'd not moved any of > the files around. > > Our swf runs in a projector environment, but it may be worth a try? > > Cheers > > M > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Brent Gore >> Sent: 13 December 2005 16:07 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Flashcoders] Loading Xml from Flash over Http >> >> I have an xml file that is loaded into a swf, playing in a >> browser. My question is about the url to the xml file. If I >> specify an absolute url >> ("http://mydomain.com/xml/file.xml";) I have no problems but >> when I try and use a relative url ("xml/file.xml") it fails >> to load. The rel path is correct. Running the swf in any >> environment other than over http works correctly with the rel >> url. I've also added a crossdomain.xml which allows any >> access, and it resides with the swf. >> >> For this particular project it is crucial that the url be >> relative and not absolute. Is this a limitation in Flash, or >> am I missing something? >> Are there any other options than using an absolute url? >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> Brent >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
