[SWFObject] Replacements for ../ and BASE attribute?

[Geoff Stearns]

hmm, well i have to admit i've never had to use the base parameter,  
but i always thought that it only affected loading files *into* your  
swf, not when using getURL.

you could fix your problem by changing your getURL calls to be  
relative to your root, though.

isntead of getURL("contact.html"); do getURL("/contact.html");

then it doesn't matter what directory it's in.


On May 15, 2006, at 6:48 PM, Dan Bohea wrote:

> Ok.  Thanks.  That’s fixed Problem 1.
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> I still can’t get the base script to work though.  Tests reveal  
> that when I try navigating via the swf file (from a buried page) I  
> just get an error page saying that the page doesn’t exist, quoting  
> a url that sure enough doesn’t exist (as though the base script  
> isn’t being recognised).
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> I was using a base of “.” before I tried swfObject (this seemed to  
> work fine).  I’ve also now tried “/” and “mywebsite’s url.com/” –  
> still the same problem.
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> Here’s a link to a page displaying this exact symptom:
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> http://www.timetravelmedia.com/case_studies/cdrom/bc400_album.html
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> Try clicking on the briefcase icon in the swf file at the very top  
> of the page.  It should browse to http://www.timetravelmedia.com/ 
> portfolio.html but instead it tries to browse to http:// 
> www.timetravelmedia.com/case_studies/cdrom/portfolio.html (which  
> doesn’t exist).
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> The script for the swfObject starts on line 28.
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> Any ideas folks?
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> Thank you sooo much for your help so far and speedy quick replies.
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> Dan.
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> Dan Bohea
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> Time Travel Media - Multimedia Design
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> www.timetravelmedia.com
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> From: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com [mailto:swfobject- 
> bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of Geoff Stearns
> Sent: 15 May 2006 23:06
> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Replacements for ../ and BASE attribute?
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> for #1, it should work just fine, it's probably just a path issue.
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> you said that your swf is 2 folders down from your html page, but  
> you only have one ../ there.
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> maybe try ../../flash_file.swf ?
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> for #2, you can use all of the same parameters that you normally  
> would use, so if you want to use the base parameter, you can use it  
> like this:
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> so.addParam("base", "/");
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> (or whatever base path you need instead of the '/')
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> On May 15, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Dan Bohea wrote:
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> Hi List.  Thank you so much for all your hard work.  You’re saving  
> my ass.
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> I’m fairly new to a lot of this kind of stuff so be gentle….
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> I have the swfObject working on a basic level but cannot figure out  
> how to get round the following 2 problems:
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> Problem 1:
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> Some of my html pages are in a folder, 2 directories down from the  
> swf file to be embedded.  Normally I would just insert the swf file  
> location as “../flash_file.swf” as opposed to just  
> “flash_file.swf”.  This doesn’t seem to work using swfObject.  For  
> example, the following script doesn’t load my swf at all:
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> var so = new SWFObject("../flash_file.swf", "mymovie", "200",  
> "100", "7", "#336699");
> so.write("flashcontent");
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> This problem also seems to stop swf files from being displayed when  
> I publish from a Template in Dreamweaver.  This isn’t the end of  
> the world, but sometimes I’d like to see how the swf sits in the  
> page, even if it is only a Template.
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> Problem 2:
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> Simliar to problem 1.  I have pages in folders that are 2  
> directories down from the swf file to be embedded.  This swf file  
> acts as a navigaion bar for the website.  In order for the nav to  
> work once it’s loaded in to one of the ‘buried in folders’ pages, I  
> normally have to use the BASE attribute when the swf is inserted.   
> I got this tip from here:
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> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm? 
> event=view&id=KC.tn_04157&extid=tn_04157&dialogID=29269559&iterationID 
> =1&sessionID=9630dc11c53661617c69&stateID=0+0+29277289&mode=simple
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> Any ideas?
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> Regards,
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> Dan.
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