Sorry, I just re-read your original message. You can't create proper file links in Windows without using some hackery.
In your original case: TeamProject - icons -- add.png - com -- example ---- views ------ MyView.as You can get to add.png from MyView.as using the following: [Embed(source="/icons/add.png")] You DON'T need to use any shortcuts or links. --- In [email protected], "tddclare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think my issue is much more fundamental. > > I read about linking to common resource folders here: > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/docs/00000228.html > <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/docs/00000228.html> > > I created a linked folder in my project to a folder called "TEST" that > has one .png file in it. > > My project Navigator looks like this: > > MyProject > - views > -- MyView.as > - TEST > -- add.png > > ...and TEST has the little "shortcut folder" icon next to it as I would > suspect. > > Inside MyView.as, I tried to embed the png file: > [Embed(source="../TEST/add.png")] > > but it could not find it. > > Can you not use Flex Builder's own linked folders to embed files? >
