As for the caching issue, here is a php script that I used on a recent site
that did the trick:
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<?php
$filename = $_GET['filename'];
header('Content-type: application/x-shockwave-flash');header("Expires: Thu,
01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT, -1 ");
header("Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
$content = file_get_contents($filename);
echo$content;
?>
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Say this is movieloader.php;
So in your flash movie, when loading external assets, use
myTarget.loadMovie("movieloader.php?filename=NameOfMovie.swf")
Im sure there are similar scripts in other server side languages that
perform the same function, just don't have em on hand.
-Geoff
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike
Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:51 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] How to hide SWF Assets from Internet users
Hello All,
I have an intense situation right now, and I must come up with an answer
ASAP.
I wrote a map viewer application for my client, in which my viewer can
load .swf Vector Maps from a predetermined directory on the server.
>From within my viewer, the users can perform drill-down queries, by
selecting contents of multiple dropdown boxes - State, Region, then Lake
Name. Paid subscribers, have full access to their maps - but it's
imperative that they can ONLY view these maps from within the viewer
app.
Since the Flash Map Viewer, needs to retrieve these maps from the server
using a public URL (unless I am overlooking something), how can I hide
these maps from the world - if the outside users are able to figure out
which path to type into their browser, and snatch up maps?
I know that server-side scripts, can access local resources - like
"D:\Documents", etc. - but once the Map Viewer is running from a Remote
Browser, how can I bury these maps under some type of file system that
is not directly accessible by the outside world (but only through the
Map Viewer app)???
Also, once the user views a particular map, how can I prevent the
map.swf file from being Cached on their hard drive?
If any of you could help me out regarding this, I'd be very
appreciative.
Thanks,
Mike
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