Problem with ComboBox loading data from text file.

[Greg Ma]

I'm using the ComboBox that loads data from a text file. For the project that I'm working on I am loading SWF's into another main movieclip depending on what the user selects.

I can get the ComboBox to work no problem when it's running by itself and the data file is in the root where the HTML file is but as soon as I go to load the swf into the movieclip it can no longer find the data. I thought this would be a reference issue with the data file but I have changed the reference to the data file and it still cannot load the data. I've also noticed that if I put the data file in a folder and the swf file in another folder with the HTML file outside of both folders the swf file cannot load the data as well even when I change the reference to the data file.

Thanks for the help.

[Flash-db]

I put the data file in a folder and the swf file in another folder with the HTML file outside of both folders the swf file cannot load the data as well even when I change the reference to the data file

This sounds a bit confusing - But just try an absolute Path (ie - http://www.yoursite.com/yourDataFile) - That should solve that.


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I'm using the ComboBox that loads data from a text file. For the project that I'm working on I am loading SWF's into another main movieclip depending on what the user selects.

I'm not sure how this would have anything to do with the combo box - data.  This would have to do with the Change Handler your working with when the user selects an item (some function to load the swf's) - and what path you specified in the text file.

Anyways Path issue's are the most confusing - usually it's just a matter of playing around with them a bit.  If your still having trouble post some additional code here so work with that.  

[Greg Ma]

I have tried using an absolute path. It still will not load the data. I've played around with the target path to no avail. I'll keep trying.

[Greg Ma]

For some added info, if I run the swf file by itself (double clicking it) it finds the data and loads it in perfectly even if the data file is in a separate folder from the swf file. But as soon as I embed it into an HTML page it cannot find the data. I've tried using absolute paths and playing around with the path but still no luck.

[Flash-db]

Are both your SWF file and Data on the same server.  Their is a security restriction with the Flash Player that makes it impossible to load data into a SWF file from a file on a different server.

You can get around this by a simple proxy script.  

Was that the problem

That is sort of what the problem sounds like - but It doesn't sound like that's what your doing?

This technote goes over it a bit more:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/loadvars_security.htm

[Greg Ma]

Both the Flash file and the SWF file reside on the same server. I have exported out the example FLA file included in the zip and tried the same thing with it. I made two folders, one called Data and another called SWF. I moved the data.txt file into the Data folder and I moved the SWF file into the SWF file. The HTML file sits outside of both of these folders. I made an absolute path to the data file and when I load up the HTML it still cannot find and load the data file.

If I have the data file and swf file in the root where the HTML file is it will work fine. I have racked my brain but for the life of me I cannot figure out what the problem may be.

Thanks for the help.

[Ronald Wernecke]

Hi,
I think you are looking the wrong direction.
After you put the form into clip, did you change the datafile to match the new variable path?
I think there ist the problem.

[duffi]

I'm having the same problem, and unfortunately i don't have the solution...after a long annoying day! macromedia do have a tech note on the issue but it is not very well explained...i still could'nt fix my problem, perhaps you will be able to.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash_remoting/ts/documents/combobox.htm