Re: FLASH: Repost: Pathnames during local development

[Helen Triolo]

Mark,


My only thought is the same as Kurt's, that you don't need that "." and

maybe Flash Test Movie doesn't like it.  Based on the structure you show

below, you should be able to do this:


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

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


Does that work any better?


(I just tried running Test Movie on a fla that does a load movie into

another level and it loaded and ran it, so it's at least possible in

theory... but mine were in the same directory)


Helen

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Mark Zukiwsky wrote:

> 

> How do I use relative paths to swf movies in other directories during

> development, i.e., selecting the "Test Movie" command from the

> Control menu. I'm on a Mac using Flash 4.0a.

> 

> This is an example of the directory structure I'd like to use:

> 

> 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

> 

> 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 the loadmovie command below,

> called from the movie "main.swf".

> 

> 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)

> 

> The scripts work in both Publishing Preview and on my production

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

> there something equivalent to the "." character that I can use to

> load swf files that are in other directories that I can use when I

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

> traces.

> 

> Is this even possible using the "Test Movie" command?

> 

> Mark Zukiwsky

> Edmonton, Canada


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