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How To Amend Root Path From Projector To Movie In Subdirectory?
Please help! I'm in a bind and running out of time...

I have a projector that is calling an swf in a subdirectory (just loading it). The problem I have is that the movies in the subdirectories where not built with the idea that they would be located in a directory rather than at root. Is there a way I can amend the root path once at the start of each of this movies in the subdirectories so that I don't have to go through them and change every single "loadVarsNum" (there's hundreds of them)?

The main projector is really just to choose which movie to load based on language preference, then the real presentation is sitting in an appropriate directory based upon the user's choice. Those subsequent movies now have to be amended because they weren't originally set up within a directory but rather at root. All the calls they make for text files and other swfs will break so I need some way to set it once. Is there some global environment variable that I can change somewhere within Flash (everything is running from a CD, not online)???

Am I making sense? Will flash simply use the loaded movie's location as it's root folder once loaded or will it maintain the root location from the original projector file? If it maintains the original, can I change it when the new file loads?

Any help or insight is greatly appreciated.

How To Load Movie From Subdirectory ?
hello guys..., glad to join flashkit...

i hope all of you will be my friends and welcome me friendly
okay..

i got a problem...
i have some swf files

these are my files :

es.swf (not finished file)
subdirectorywawa.swf
subdirectoryMojaveOverNoVol.swf
subdirectorymovie.flv

okay, i'll explain you about each file

wawa.swf --> is the file to play the movie.flv file,
MojaveOverNoVol.swf --> is flash video playback template to play movie.flv inside the wawa.swf

and it works perfectly..

but the problem is, i want to make an swf files wich caled tes.swf located on the upper directory
so that file could play the wawa.swf with its flv movie inside and the flash video playback template also inside it..

i've created the tes.swfwith these actionscript :
loadMovie("blablabla"...) inside it and it does'nt work

and also i've tried
loadMovieNum("blablabla"...); and it also doesnt work

NOTE:
i create the tes.swf file only to load the wawa.swf..
the flash file is empty.., no animation, no keyframes (except the first keyframe for the actionscript to load the "subdirectorywawa.swf" file)
And the tes.swf flash file will be used inside a PC as a projector file for presentation, not to used inside browser

BUT Things never been as smooth as i expected please help

How To Load Movie From Subdirectory ?
hello guys..., glad to join kirupa...

i hope all of you will be my friends and welcome me friendly
okay..

i got a problem...
i have some swf files

these are my files :

es.swf (not finished file)
subdirectorywawa.swf
subdirectoryMojaveOverNoVol.swf
subdirectorymovie.flv

okay, i'll explain you about each file

wawa.swf --> is the file to play the movie.flv file,
MojaveOverNoVol.swf --> is flash video playback template to play movie.flv inside the wawa.swf

and it works perfectly..

but the problem is, i want to make an swf files wich caled tes.swf located on the upper directory
so that file could play the wawa.swf with its flv movie inside and the flash video playback template also inside it..

i've created the tes.swfwith these actionscript :
loadMovie("blablabla"...) inside it and it does'nt work

and also i've tried
loadMovieNum("blablabla"...); and it also doesnt work

NOTE:
i create the tes.swf file only to load the wawa.swf..
the flash file is empty.., no animation, no keyframes (except the first keyframe for the actionscript to load the "subdirectorywawa.swf" file)
And the tes.swf flash file will be used inside a PC as a projector file for presentation, not to used inside browser

BUT Things never been as smooth as i expected please help

Problem With A Root. - Path....
hi i have a quick question what is the syntax if u want to use parametrs to define a path inside a path? i mean:
_root["mc1"+n]["mcIn1+a]._x = ...
or
_root["mc1"+n["mcIn1+a]]._x = ...
or
_root["mc1"+n].["mcIn1+a]._x = ...
or
_root["mc1"+n."mcIn1+a]._x = ...
how do u write the path?!

does anyone know....
it's very important!!!!
any replie would be very appreciated!!!!
thanks ahead...

Problem With A Root. - Path....
hi i have a quick question what is the syntax if u want to use parametrs to define a path inside a path? i mean:
_root["mc1"+n]["mcIn1"+a]._x = ...
or
_root["mc1"+n["mcIn1"+a]]._x = ...
or
_root["mc1"+n].["mcIn1"+a]._x = ...
or
_root["mc1"+n."mcIn1"+a]._x = ...
how do u write the path?!

does anyone know....
it's very important!!!!
any replie would be very appreciated!!!!
thanks ahead...

Identify Path Or Root
well yet again another problem. which i need to learn.. HoW to know the path or the root?

is the _root is the scene? and the sub-root is the instance in it?..

to view it more clearly.. this is the situation - ... my stop button is on the scene itself.. which i need to stop a song which run in other instance... example scene1.. / the other in instance when we double click instance to edit it will appear scene1/ instancename eg: scene1/ [playlist] highlighted..

so how do i stop using button in scene 1 to stop the song in the instance...

Path From Root To Textbox Showing
I am loading an external text into a dynamic text box. I have a component list when I click it loads the text. When I click another item in the list a different text loads without problem. Before the new text is loaded, for a second (blink) display the entire root where the box is (_root.interface.homeHold.gallery.txtBox). How can I avoid this from hapenning?
Thanks
Carlos

Packages And Class Path Root
Hi,

Is it possible to make a package and place it in the root of the classpath? I.e. put it in AS3.0/Classes/myClass.as ? I couldn't get it to work until I put the myClass.as in a folder with the same name as the package name but I wonder if it is possible to place a package directly in the root? What would you name it?

Thanks!

Problem With Path - Parent? Root? Level?
I'm having trouble determining a path. I have a movie clip (playSlideshow) that's supposed to control the starting and stopping of a slideshow. It works perfectly when I test it as a standalone, but when I load it onto Level1 of the main movie, it stops working.

The movie clip (playSlideshow) contains two frames:

1st frame:
on (release) {
this.nextFrame();
}
on (release) {
_parent.peelProperty.startAutoPlay(3);
}
2nd frame:
on (release) {
this.prevFrame();
}
on (release) {
_parent.peelProperty.stopAutoPlay();
}

The movie clip lives on the same timeline as the instance (peelProperty) that it's supposed to start and stop. Since it works as a standalone, I'm guessing that "_parent" is the problem - what should it be?

Here it is as a standalone:
http://1144-90403.peelroom.com/1br.swf

Here it is on level1 - click "one bedroom" to load it:
http://1144-90403.peelroom.com/index.html

Thanks,

julia

SITE ROOT RELATIVE FILE PATH
I'm trying to load an xml document and everything works just great when I use a document relative or absolute file path... but i'm unable to load my xml when I try to use site root relative file path... Is there a way to do this from within Flash?

it's driving me buggy and it must be a simple solution?

Here's the file path I'm using...

loader.load(new URLRequest("/content/common/flash/home/gallery.xml"));

thanks for the help!

Edited: 06/18/2008 at 01:18:38 PM by yellowDev

Can Someone Help Me Amend This Xml Mp3 Player
Hi all,

I was hoping someone could help me amend this xml mp3 player I downloaded
from :

http://www.mikekreidel.com/download.php?view.8

you can see my version ( smaller , no frills ) on here :

http://www.now-creative.com/2006_confirmed.htm

Now for what I want to do....

As you will see, to start the player you have to press the play button. Also,when the first song is finished it will not go on to the next song unless the user clicks on the skip button then clicks play.

I am trying to change the player so that it starts automatically when the site
loads and also continues to play subsequent songs unless actions are invoked from the stop , skip buttons etc.

I would really appreciate any help on this...

the mp3 player can be downloaded from the mike freidel link above. Then you can view the actionscript etc.

please anyone...i know that sounds desperate but i am, I have a deadline fast approaching and who better to help me but my fellow flashers...

thanks in advance..

suzi

Can Anyone Help Me Amend This Xml Mp3 Player
Hi all,

I was hoping someone could help me amend this xml mp3 player I downloaded
from :

http://www.mikekreidel.com/download.php?view.8

you can see my version ( smaller , no frills ) on here :

http://www.now-creative.com/2006_confirmed.htm

Now for what I want to do....

As you will see, to start the player you have to press the play button. Also,when the first song is finished it will not go on to the next song unless the user clicks on the skip button then clicks play.

I am trying to change the player so that it starts automatically when the site
loads and also continues to play subsequent songs unless actions are invoked from the stop , skip buttons etc.

I would really appreciate any help on this...

the mp3 player can be downloaded from the mike freidel link above. Then you can view the actionscript etc.

please anyone...i know that sounds desperate but i am, I have a deadline fast approaching and who better to help me but my fellow developers...

thanks in advance..

suzi

Projector Path Problems
I am trying to launch an executable from within my projector. I can't seem to resolve the relative path to the file. I'm developing on the mac, but it will deliver on MAC/PC. My books tell me to use a /, but it will only launch the executable if it's in the same directory as the projector. This is not desireable. I've tried /, : , and to get to an executable in a sub folder. creating an apple script works on the mac, and I'm assuming a .bat file will also work. Can anyone tell me if there is a path structure format for my fscommand that will work relative to the projector.

[CS3] Mac Projector File Path (help)
Hello,

Im having a small problem with burning my application I built, and I think I may know why...

playing the projector on my computer works fine however when burning it on a CD and playing it off the CD, the movies trying to load will not load.

I am thinking it has something to do with the file paths. The Movies and Projector are being exported to the same folder. To access the movies I have used this path "../CD/Data/FLV/001.flv" Which is working.

When I goto burn onto a CD, the movie can not be found (by the looks of it)

The flv player is showing up and is using this path "file:///Macintosh HD:Applications:Adobe Flash CS3:Configuration:FLVPlayback Skins:ActionScript 2.0:ClearExternalAll.swf"

Should I be using ":" in my path locations? And if so how would I target "../CD/Data/FLV/001.flv"

Thanks many!
-Cody

Projector: Shared Object Path On PC
Hi,

I am a Mac guy and have created a projector file containing a shred object. I know where it is on Mac. I have searched threads here to see if I can get information how it is stored on a PC. However, that did not help, since the folders indicated like C:WINDOWSApplication Data.... did not exist. The shared object is definitely stored but I did searches for names of files etc and I can't find it. PCs are like black boxes for me.

Thanks for any help.

Projector In MAC Shows Full Path
Hi

I created a Projector in flash and when run on MAC, it shows full path in title area (Top of the window).
Can we fix it??

Thankz.

Change Path On MAC Projector File With PC?
Hiya,

I'm wondering if there is any way to change the path of a Mac projector file to direct it to a file within another folder in my directory. I have put all of my swf's into a folder and want the hqx file to point to the main exe in the folder.

I am using a PC... Any insight would be great!

Thanks

Tiny Script Amend Req. For Great Effect
Hi there. someone wonderful posted a fantastic little actionscript, called "liquibricks_MX.fla" (attached) and all I want is for the scrolling to stop dead when the mouse rollsover, as I will display text and want it to be easier to read. It would save my sanity, as I'm not strong in actionscript. Thanks ever so.

Playing Ext. FLV When Projector Path Has Special Chars (win)
i have problems with a movie that is published as flash8-projector under windows xp.

it shall play a local FLV-file using NetStream.play().

it works ONLY, when the path of the projector doesn't contain a special char like "Ã¶" wich is inacceptable here in germany.

an example can be downloaded at www.dinkler.de/test.zip

this occurs ONLY with the flash8-projector under windows. mac works fine, playing the swf-file using browser-plugin, movie-test or SAFlashPlayer works also.

Edited: 06/13/2007 at 04:31:17 AM by timuckel

Flash Projector Shows Full Path In Title Bar
Hi

I created a Projector in flash and when run on MAC, it shows full path in title area (Top of the window).
Can we fix it??

Thankz.

Variable Take On Content Of A Root Variable And Not Its Path - Simple Please Help
Hi there ok my brain has died and fallen off somewhere , what i am trying to do is this:

l=0

l++

_root.advert= "_root.var" + l ;

then i have a text box on stage , dynamic, etc var: _root.advert
, vars are stored in a text file , vars are called, var1, var2 etc , text box needs to display variable contents, but at the moment it just says "_root.var1" etc and not the content s of var1 this is very simple problem but my brains dead please help.

-arran

Loading Jpg's From Subdirectory
I just don't get it . . .

I've got a photo album set up and all of the images are in jpg format and loaded into my flash video. When I run the pages on my PC everything loads fine. But once I put them up on the server, it won't load the images.

I've got all of the images in subdirectories of subdirectories. I've had trouble in the past with loading swf's from subdirectories also. But putting them all in the same folder allows them to load fine, but my server space is very cluttered and, well, not organized at all

Is there something I'm missing here?

Thanks in advance

Navigation Within A Subdirectory
I'm not new to Flash, but am doing something I haven't tried before. I am creating a store using a Flash navigation bar in the header for just a few of the categories. But enough of that ...

Here is the deal. The Flash nav works great on the main pages outside of the store directory. But on pages that appear within the store directory will not jump to the page when clicked on. The Nav bar will show, and the buttons even work as far as the mouseover effect and sound. But when clicked they will not jump to the page.

Just to see if it is a directory problem I created a page inside of a directory called test. When I go to that page everything works. In the store I am using oscommerce (which are php pages) so I thought it might be having trouble with a php page. So I created a test php page inside of my test directory and it worked just fine. I moved the test php page inside the store's catalog directory and tried it there, and it still worked.

But when it comes to working in the oscommerce pages, it just will not. Any clues or something I can try? All links are absolute (not relative). I'm using the code attached on the buttons.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Attach Code

on (release) {
getURL("http://cypresscreekoutdoors.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21", "_parent");
}

LoadMovie () From Subdirectory
I have a flash presentation on CD. The site is broken up into many .swf files that are dynamically loaded into the main.swf.

The problem i have is that there are many .swf files in this one directory. When people open up the CD, they will see the many .swf files

I want to hide them, except for the index.swf, which sets the process in motion. There is no need for the other .swf files to be present.

Only problem is, when i put all the other .swf files into a subdirectory, I have no idea how to call them so they will be loaded in to the main.swf.

I do not want to use the geturl frunction, because I do not want to use a browser.

Any ideas on how to use a subdirectory with the loadMovie function?

Thanks
Mike

LoadMovie From A CD Subdirectory
I have a flash presentation on CD. The site is broken up into many .swf files that are dynamically loaded into the main.swf.

The problem i have is that there are many .swf files in this one directory. When people open up the CD, they will see the many .swf files

I want to hide them, except for the index.swf, which sets the process in motion. There is no need for the other .swf files to be present.

Only problem is, when i put all the other .swf files into a subdirectory, I have no idea how to call them so they will be loaded in to the main.swf.

I do not want to use the geturl frunction, because I do not want to use a browser.

Any ideas on how to use a subdirectory with the loadMovie function?

Thanks
Mike

Using NetConnection For A Video In Subdirectory
The following code works if the FLV I'm trying to pull is in the same directory as the SWF. How do I target an FLV in a different folder?

Attach Code

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
myVideo.attachNetStream(ns);
var listener:Object = new Object();
listener.onMetaData = function(md:Object):void {};
ns.client = listener;
ns.play("subdirectory/movie.flv");

Can Flash Get The Contents Of A Companion Subdirectory?
Folks -

I come from Director. There was a function in Lingo which allowed us to browse ajacent folders. So, if a client was given upload access to a folder, he could upload documents which could then be handled by the Director app automatically, without any further administration.

I am of course talking about accessing a named subdirectory in the same domain as the swf, the same kind of access we are currently using.

Is there any way to dynamically list the contents of such a subdirectory? An fscommand, for instance? (I don't know as much about fscommand as I should.)

Thanks, and have a great Christmas,
Dorothy

Having A Button Inside A Movie Clip To Move The Root Movie To Another Frame?
i dont know much about actionscripting so explain to me in simple terms...

i have buttons inside a single movie clip and i want to have each button (when clicked or rollover-ed) move the frame header of the main (root) movie to another position. what actionscript does this require? and will each button actually be "clickable" since they're all encapsulated in ONE movie clip??

thanks

Way To Keep _root. In A Loaded Movie Clip, Instead Of Loading Movie Root?
I read at one point about how to do this, but forgot both the source and the method. Any help? Thanks.

Executing A Projector Movie (*.exe) From Another Projector Movie?
Hey you Gurus!

I'm working on a presentation-like movie, which is to be put in a CD (with autorun)in projector(*.exe) format.
Well, now that I'm almost done with it there will be three more language version on the same cd.

My idea was to make four separate, but almost identical (only language differs) projectors (*.exe) and execute them from a menu.exe movie. I tried fsommand exec (with the correct path) with no luck.

What do you people think would be the smartest way to combine those?

I really don'l feel like copy-pasting and combining the whole crap into one.

Launching A Projector Movie From Within A Projector Movie
I am presently working on a projector file that I would like to have call other projector files. Issue I have is that when using a getURL Windows coughs up a virus warning and asked if your are sure you'd like to continue.

Any way to call a projector from within another projector and avoid this?

Loading External Movie From A Movie Clip In The Root
Hey, I ran into some problem with the webstie that I'm designing.
Let's say the root movie is main.swf and within the main.swf, there is a movie clip called buttom that controls the buttom animation. when I push that buttom, I want it to load an external movie, say, external1.swf into the main.swf.
I have the empty movie clip on the stage on main.swf . When I try to load external1.swf, it just wouldn't do it? (I'm using the loadMovie("url","target")command)
Is there anything wrong?
Thanks

Loaded Movie Controls Root Movie ?
Hi there,
In the first frame of my root movie[with a stop action on it] I'm loading another *.swf into a target mc.At the end of my loaded movie I want my root movie to play on.
I tried (almost?) everything....

_root.play() i.e.
in the last frame of my loaded movie doesn't work.
Why? Stupid?

Cheers Cherry

Loading Movie From Movie Clip Into Root
I'm trying to 'load movie' ino the root of my movie from a movie clip.

I'm using this script:

on (release) {
_root.loadMovieNum("testmenu_main_clientlist.swf", 1);
}

But it won't work.

I'm using Flash MX.

Please advise - Thanks!

Controling The Root Movie From A Movie Clip
How would I do that using AS in a movie clip. See i'm making a game which after 30 secs (thats how long the movie clip runs) i want the main movie to play the next scene.

Disable Button From Root To Movie Within A Movie
Please help... i have a flip book and when im on nother page, the button is still active on the back of the pages... so what i have is a button called "but_mov" within a swf called "list" which is in a swf called "book", now, from book i want to disable "but_mov"

i just need that one line so i can insert it into my if statement which will onnly enable the buton when im on that page in "book"

can anyone please help??

Opening Movie Clip From Root Movie
well, I have doors that open and close when a new movie is loaded

since the doors are a movie of there own I need to figure out how to jump to frame 11 inside the door movie

from the root movie

(the doors are loaded into a level from the main movie)

can anyone help?

Accessing Movie On Root While Inside A Movie
I am new to flash

I am working on flash 8.
I want to know that
i have two movies on the ground panel . i have placed one button in one movie . when i click that button i want to set other movie's alpha =0 that is placed on the root.

Root Of The Movie?
I am doing a tutorial for preloaders, and at the very beginning it says to go back to the root of the movie to insert a symbol. What and where is the root of the movie? Is this a specific term or just the author's way of saying the beginning of the movie?

Getting The URL Of The Root Movie?
Back in AS2, it was a simple matter of calling _root._url and I was good to go. (I used this as a method of passing some runtime parameters to the swf, eg. "file.swf?id=3&dir=example")

Now, it looks like they want me to use URLLoader, but how do I get URLLoader for the root movie since I never use one to launch the movie? More to the point, how do I get the URL string of the root movie for parameter parsing goodness?

Controlling Root With MC Loaded Into Empty MC On Root
I have a movie in which there are 7-8 Empty movieclips put on the stage. I load movieclips into these on load and from some Btns on the main or root movie. Now I'm trying to change out one of these empty MCs from a MC loaded into another empty MC....If that makes any sense?? Here's the code:

code:
onPress = function () {
this.gotoAndPlay(frame);

if (code == "1"){
_parent.getURL(site, target);
}
else if (code == "0"){
fscommand("exec", fs);
}
else if (code == "2"){
_root.clipnmone.loadMovie(movie, clipnmone);
_root.clipnmtwo.loadMovie(movie2, clipnmtwo);
}
}

I'm getting the Vars clipnmone & clipnmtwo But I can't seem to hit the clip on the root movie. It's called clip4. Now, it works if I put the clip name in place of the Vars. If someone could point out what I'm doing wrong, that would be great. Thanks for your help and time on this. Oh, and I'm using Flash vers 6. So, please don't send me 2004 code. Thanks.

Unload A Movie From Root....?
Hiya,
I'm working on a showreel for a client and (I know this is basic but it's winding me up).. I have several SWFs which I wanna load (fine) and unload (not fine) upon completion at levels during the master showreel file which contains several scenes., effectively replacing scenes with SWF's.
I've used a _root.unloadMovieNum (1);

Load Movie From Root
Is there some command to load a movie clip which is available in the same flash file (not external)??

From A Movie Back To Root
Hi,

I'm busy with a small project. It includes an intro movie, followed by a flash menu. In the top of the flash movie I have two buttons:
Skip Intro (so you go directly to the flash menu where you can enter the website, and select the language), and a play again button (which plays the intro again).

I use a preloader, afterwards the movie begins to play.

With a script I can divide the intro and menu on the same timeline. The script tells which movie has to play, and will only continue to the next movie on the timeline when the previous has finished. So it's easy to go the menu after the intro, since it will go automatically when the intro has finished.

But the thing is, I would like to have the two top buttons work. One movieclip is called Intro, the other Menu. The buttons are in a different movieclip, so I''ll have to switch somehow to the root of the timeline.

I thought it was something with _root., but I don't know for sure.

I hope someone could give me a clue,

- Spheron

How Do I Get To The Root Of The Movie From Within Movies?
Hey Guys

Ok i've built a flash site, but i have animation within movies, that are within movies...lol

Basically when the last movie file finishes i need the flash file to change scene.

I have some actionscript that will go to the root of the movie and change scene but i dont seem to be able to get it to peform the action on its own just using a goto and play or something like that...I dont want to have to press a button to change the scene

Here is the code for the button root:

on (release){
_root.gotoAndPlay("Home5");
}

If anyone can help that would be great!

Thank you!

Replacing Root Movie
Having given up on trying to load a movie clip into a target movie clip, I know have my buttons replace the root movie. It works great when I test it on my machine, BUT when I upload it - problems. The html page opens with the 1st movie running as it should. When I click on a button to replace this movie, down at the lower left part of the status bar it says "waiting for (website address)" and just sits there. What is going on? Why doesn't anything I do work in Flash anymore?

I'm using this code on the instance of my button:

on(release){
loadMovie("largeWorks.swf",this);
}
and I've tried:

on(release){
loadMovie("largeWorks.swf",_root);
}
Is there something blocking a flash movie from getting another flash movie?

How To Halt The Root Movie When Loading Swf's?
i'm wondering how i could make the root movie to halt until the new external swf has been loaded completely. in flash5 i think i could use onclipevent(load) action but i must make flash4 compatible movies.

the idea is that you couldn't do anything (press buttons etc) before the whole swf has been loaded into a target movie clip. too fast navigation causes unwanted behaviour especially on slower connections.

any suggestions?

/k

Calling A Root Scene From Within A Movie
I have created 2 scenes (scene1, scene2)
Inside scene1 I have placed a movie.
Withing that movie I have a button that must run scene2.
I have tried using

gotoAndPlay ("scene2", 1);
_root.gotoAndPlay ("scene2", 1);

but all these seem to do is jump me to the first frame of scene2.

How do I get scene3 to run.
My whole navigation depends on it (as well as my sanity)
I will idolise anyone who can help me.