Embedding SWF in HTML

November 5th, 2009, 12:54 pm

Hello,

Can somebody help me, please? This is an HTML/CSS based question by the cause that my flash file works fine.

However when I embedded the flash component into HTML and select a button in the flash component that loads an external swf, it doesn't pick up the external swf file...this is my problem

The external swf loads smoothly when I run it in flash player.

Regards

[ATNO/TW]

November 5th, 2009, 1:03 pm

It's most likely a path problem in your code for the URL for the button.

Make sure the path to the external swf is not an absolute path.

For example assuming the external swf is in the same directory as your main flash that has your button, your actionscript would be

ACTIONSCRIPT Code: [ Download ] [ Select ]

on (release) {
getURL("external.swf");
 
}
 

1. on (release) {
2. getURL("external.swf");
3.  
4. }
5.  

make sure it isn't something like:

ACTIONSCRIPT Code: [ Download ] [ Select ]

on (release) {
getURL("c:\intepub\wwwroot\external.swf");
 
}
 

1. on (release) {
2. getURL("c:\intepub\wwwroot\external.swf");
3.  
4. }
5.  

November 5th, 2009, 6:08 pm

Hello ATNO/TW,

Thanks for your quick response.

Yes, the paths are correct.

The external swf(movie) does load when I run the flash file, however the problem is when I embed the swf into html and run it through a web browser, then it does not load the external swf (movie) from the directory.

any more ideas?

[graphixboy]

November 6th, 2009, 12:19 pm

getURL is intended to load pages OUTSIDE of flash. The best solution is to bring the other swf into your current swf via loadMovieClip() or to create a separate html page containing the new swf and link to the page.