So can I check a few things:
Is one of your images located here?
/ContactUS/_Swf/EN/images/globe2.png
and the XML here ?
/ContactUS/_Swf/EN/xml/gallery.xml
If so you can add the BASE param like below which should get you to your
content:
<script type="text/javascript"> var flashvars = {}; var params = {};
params.menu = "false"; params.base = "/ContactUS/_Swf/EN/"; var attributes =
{}; swfobject.embedSWF("/ContactUS/_Swf/EN/main_Home.swf", "flashmedia",
"974", "300", "9.0.0", "expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes);
</script>
The other quick way to check we are on the right path is to temporarily set
your image and XML paths as absolute.
Posting a link to your html page would allow me to view the http traffic to
see where the Flash player is trying to request its assets. It could save a
lot of time to solve this....
Aran
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM, cnicoletti <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes. The flash file does embed it seems like, but the file does not
> run. It is a blank space holder.(I can tell with using "menu:false/
> true" parameter that it shows up) Almost like the file is hidden
> behind something? Like I said, the file plays fine on the server
> without the JavaScript code. I run other test swf without external
> files within that code and they work great. Could it be a possible
> server cache issue? I am using FF, IE6 and 8 to test.
>
> Here are the relative paths from AS3 that play fine when the SWF is
> launched on the server without SWFObject:
>
> var myLoader3:Loader=new Loader();
> myLoader3.load(new URLRequest("images/ltblbackgroundgrad.png"));
> addChild(myLoader3);
> setChildIndex(myLoader3, numChildren -4);
>
> var myLoader2:Loader=new Loader();
> myLoader2.load(new URLRequest("images/globe2.png"));
> addChild(myLoader2);
> setChildIndex(myLoader2, numChildren -3);
>
> var myXML_loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
> myXML_loader.load(new URLRequest("xml/gallery.xml"));
> // NO XML CACHE HACK
> // myXML_loader.load(new URLRequest("gallery.xml" + "?uniq=" + new Date
> ().getTime()));
> myXML_loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
>
> var myLoader:Loader=new Loader();
> myLoader.load(new URLRequest("images/hands.png"));
> addChild(myLoader);
> setChildIndex(myLoader, numChildren - 1);
>
>
> Sample of the XML:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <menu WIDTH="322" HEIGHT="322" ALPHABUTTON="0" POSITION = "center"
> buttonMargin = "0" redOffset = "0" greenOffset = "0" blueOffset = "0"
> FilterColor= "0xFF6600">
> <item
> tween = "alpha" tweentime = "1.2" speed = "8000"
> tweentimetext = "1.2" text = "Are you looking to have a
> new
> website designed and developed? Need to have an out-of-date website
> updated? We deliver professional service at an economical price..
> Discover the range of products and services offered in our
> portfolios." texturl = "- System Complete" textstat = "Here is my
> Trademark" textstat2 = "TM" textfont = "Arial" textsize = "14"
> textalign = "left" textvis = "true" textcolor = "0x003366" URL=""
> path="images/globe2.png"/>
>
> Thanks for helping with this. Been working on this for the past week.
> *sigh*
>
> On Dec 11, 10:50 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I mean how are you referencing you XML file / images within AS3? Are they
> > absolute paths likehttp://some.com/xml/some.xml? or relative paths like
> > /xml/some.xml ? If you are using relative paths, then you should set the
> > BASE param for your flash player so that the XML / images will actually
> be
> > loaded from the correct location.
> >
> > As the code you pasted does not show the pathing for the XML or images, I
> > can't say whether you have any issues or not. That is why I asked you to
> > post a link.
> >
> > No, you do not need to point to the XML / images through flashvars. If
> you
> > have the location hard coded in your flash file, then that is fine.
> >
> > When you say it plays on the server, you mean when you use a standard
> > <object>/<embed> method in your HTML page, or when you access the swf
> > directly without HTML?
> >
> > At the end of the day SWFObject just creates the proper <object>
> structure
> > to embed your swf in your HTML page. It does not affect your flash
> > file's capabilities or stop you doing anything you are used to doing in
> > Flash. It is easy to see if SWFObject has in fact embedded your swf on
> to
> > the page by right clicking the area where the file should be and if you
> get
> > a Flash player context menu, then you at leasdt know the embedding has
> > happened as it should.
> >
> > Aran
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 2:19 PM, cnicoletti <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > What do you mean by relative path? Unless you can see an issue with my
> > > code I pasted, this is not the answer. My directory path and location
> > > are accurate. Does my AS3 file have to point to the external file
> > > through SWFObject flashvarsor something? Or can I have it load images
> > > and XML through AS3 like I have it set now? Like I said it plays on
> > > the server, just not through the SWFObject script.
> >
> > > On Dec 11, 10:09 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Most likely it is a relative pathing issue in loading the XML file.
> > > > SWFObject (or UFO for that matter) have no problems with flashvars
> vs.
> > > > direct request of images etc.
> >
> > > > Can you post a link to a test page? It is a lot easier to help if we
> can
> > > see
> > > > exactly what is going on (http traffic etc)
> >
> > > > Also, make sure you read the SWFObject 2.x docs, as it is recommended
> to
> > > > place all SWFObject code in the <head> of the page rather than inline
> > > like
> > > > 1.x or other embedding methods.
> >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Aran
> >
> > > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 4:42 AM, cnicoletti <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > I am having a major issue with having my flash file not showing up
> on
> > > > > a server page.
> >
> > > > > I was using UFO, but recently switched to SWFObject 2 because of
> the
> > > > > same issue.
> >
> > > > > The file plays fine on the server, just not with the JavaScript.
> Other
> > > > > flash files play fine also.
> >
> > > > > Does this have something to do with my external XML or gallery
> images
> > > > > not playing nice with the SWFObject?? (/xml/gallery.xml) The xml is
> > > > > being loaded from Flash AS3, not a flashvar.
> >
> > > > > Thanks in advance for all your help!
> >
> > > > > Here is the code from the .ascx file:
> >
> > > > > <div style="width:974px; height:300px; margin:auto; text-
> > > > > align:center;">
> > > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/swfobject.js"
> > > > > language="javascript"></script>
> > > > > <script type="text/javascript">
> > > > > swfobject.embedSWF("/ContactUS/_Swf/EN/main_Home.swf",
> > > > > "flashmedia", "974", "300", "9.0.0" , "expressInstall.swf",
> > > > > {menu:"false"});
> > > > > </script>
> > > > > <div id="flashmedia">
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