Posted by Steve Pugh on 09/19/07 13:50

On Sep 19, 1:37 pm, Harry Bellafonte <goodmin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 19 sep, 13:24, Steve Pugh <steve.gru...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sep 19, 10:29 am, Harry Bellafonte <goodmin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I have a flas file ( .swf) file that needs settings that are in the
> > > xml file. The flash file will only work if the xml file is in the same
> > > directory. The problem is that the web environment (Webshere WCM) in
> > > which I am creating the webpages does not allowe to place files ( css,
> > > jpg, javascriptfiles, etc) at operating system level. Those files has
> > > to be included in the webtool as fileresources. I have created a
> > > fileresource for the xml file in the webtool, only that did not work.
> > > Thats why I want to include the xml file ( just like I did with the
> > > css files and javascript files) in the HEAD tag.
>
> > Do you know for sure that your SWF can read the XML from the head of
> > the HTML document? If not then it may well be a wasted exercise
> > working out how to include it there.
>
> > I've had the same problem a few times recently and the way I solved it
> > was to get the SWF altered so that it can pick up the XML file from an
> > absolute URL (which is either hard coded in the SWF or passed in as a
> > parameter).
>
> > The other solution is to alter the Webshare WCM configuration to allow
> > the placement of the SWF and XML files in the same directory (or
> > bypass it by placing them directly on the server via FTP or whatever).
>
> No ,I am not sure that the swf will pick up the xml from the HEAD tag.
> Its just a wild guess of which I dont know if it will work. All other
> things I have tried didn't worked.
>
> How did you altered the swf file? What kind of program did you use?

I went back to the designer who created the Flash in the first place
and told him that it needed to be changed.

If you (or your client/employer/whoever) have paid for this Flash then
it has to be delivered in a state that is fit for use in your
environment.

> I guess you know a lot about WCM.

I'd never heard of it before I read your post. I'm just commenting on
the sort of thing that might be possible.

Steve

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