>>ok - i replied to it, but before i sent you replied with the new >>information. >> Sounds like its a Windows kind of thing and not specific to the >>player itself
No, nothing to do with Windows at all. It was the Flash player security settings - the Global Security Settings Panel in the Flash player. http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/sett ings_manager04.html Apparently my company sets it up to have the highest security settings by default, but I didn't know this until testing getURL today. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki >>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:47 PM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Cross domain policy file issues >> >>ok - i replied to it, but before i sent you replied with the new >>information. Sounds like its a Windows kind of thing and not specific to the >>player itself ;) >> >>On 6/1/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I guess now I discovered it's my default Flash player settings - the >>> company I work for may have the Flash player set up to the highest >>> settings for all users by default. I'll see what the workarounds are. >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason >>> >>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:34 PM >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Cross domain policy file issues >>> >> >>> >>It fails for me when I use getURL("http://www.adobe.com";, "_blank"); >>> in >>> >>a Flash 7 .swf file running with the Flash 7 player in Firefox or IE >>> >>installed on my machine. >>> >> >>> >>My HTML looks like this: >>> >> >>> >><p> >>> >> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" >>> >>>>codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/sw fl >>> as >>> >>h.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="798" height="58"> >>> >> <param name="movie" value="menu.swf" /> >>> >> <param name="quality" value="high" /> >>> >> <embed src="menu.swf" quality="high" >>> >>pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"; >>> >>type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="798" height="58"></embed> >>> >> </object> >>> >></p> >>> >> >>> >>I get the error from the player, "This file is attempting to >>> >>access..."etc. >>> >> >>> >>Jason Merrill >>> >>Bank of America >>> >>Learning Technology Solutions >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bryan.rice >>> >>>>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:21 PM >>> >>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>>>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Cross domain policy file issues >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>On Jun 1, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>>> How do you deal with cross domain linkin issues? In the Flash 7 >>> and >>> >>8 >>> >>>>> security model, a cross domain policy XMl file is required to use >>> >>>>> getURL >>> >>>>> to access other domains outside the domain the .swf is on. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>What do you mean? When is getURL failing for you? The only >>> security >>> >>>>situation with getURL is cross domain scripting attacks - like the >>> >>>>myspace worm - but this is resolved with the "AllowScriptAccess" >>> >>>>parameter/attribute in the Object/Embed tags of your html. Are you >>> >>>>sure that you don't have yours set to "never"? That is the only way >>> >>>>that getURL fails that I know of - in order to prevent malicious >>> swfs >>> >>>>from calling javascript with getURL. >>> >>>> >>> >>>>If you are trying to access a webservice that does not have a >>> >>>>crossdomain.xml file that will work for you, then you have to use a >>> >>>>proxy server to interact with the 3rd party domain and shuttle the >>> >>>>data back to flash. >>> >>>> >>> >>>>blue skies, >>> >>>>bryan >>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>>[email protected] >>> >>>>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>>>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>>>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>>>http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>[email protected] >>> >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >>> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>http://training.figleaf.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
