Re: FLASH: Relative Pathnames using Test Movie command

[Kurt Dommermuth]

>Sorry, maybe I didn't state the problem clearly enough, plus "." (period) 

>is the character to set all movie paths relative to that movie, "main.swf" 

>in my case (see below).

>

>Let's just say this is my directory structure:

>

>root_folder

>   main.swf

>   head_folder

>     head_1.swf

>     head_2.swf

>     head_3.swf

>     head_4.swf

>   content_folder

>     content_1.swf

>     content_2.swf

>     content_3.swf

>     content_4.swf

>

>So, my root_folder contains two other folders; head_folder and 

>content_folder. Basically, I'm trying to load the movies "head_1.swf" and 

>"content_1.swf", which are located in the "head_folder" and 

>"content_folder" respectively, into "main.swf" which is at the root 

>level.  What I'm trying to do is duplicate this loadmovie command, called 

>from movie "main.swf", that works in Publishing Preview and from my 

>server, but not from the "Test Movie" command in the Control menu.

>

>Load Movie ("." & "/head_folder/head_" & eval("_level0:mod_ID_" & 

>_level0:current_module) & ".swf", 6)

>Load Movie ("." & "/content_folder/content_" & eval("_level0:mod_ID_" & 

>_level0:current_module) & ".swf", 3)

>

>I guess what I'm asking is there an equivalent to "." that I can use when 

>I run the "Test Movie" command. I really need to be able to see my traces.

>

>That's what I'm looking for.

>

>Mark Zukiwsky

>Edmonton, Canada



Mark,  I'm hoping someone else will jump in and give you a hand, because 

I'm probably about to over simplify what you are trying to do.  I hear you 

that this is working for you in the real world, but it seems to me that the 

beginning part of your statements * "." &  * is unnecessary since the 

folders you are pointing to are within the Root directory.  I hope I'm not 

just completely misunderstanding you, but shouldn't the statements be;


Load Movie ("/head_folder/head_" & eval("_level0:mod_ID_" & 

_level0:current_module) & ".swf", 6)   ?


Anyway, this is small consolation since I can't tell you exactly why it 

doesn't work for you in "Test Movie", but I'm confident "Test Movie" is 

capable of what you want it to do. Providing the syntax is right it will 

load whatever movie you are pointing to and it will also show everything 

you've traced from both movies.



Kurt

http://www.dommermuth-1.com



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