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deep linking with frame anchors doesn't load external swfs

Hi, I'm using Frame Anchors to jump straight to certain points on a timeline.

This does work, but code to load an external swf on that frame is unsuccessful.

when I go to:
http://www.idealogyltd.com/test/id/newGallery/test.html the red shape swf loads

but

when I force the playhead to the frame via an anchor:
http://www.idealogyltd.com/test/id/newGallery/test.html#advertising

the red shape doesn't load! I know it is successfully going to the anchor though because the green square is only on that frame!

Anybody any ideas?

Thanks, Paul

dgofman

Strange problem can you add base param in into your embed HTML object and set path to URL without anchor flag (let's try to change content URL for loader)

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/127/tn_12701.html

base - [base directory] or [URL]. Specifies the base directory or URL used to resolve all relative path statements in the SWF. This attribute is helpful when your SWF file is kept in a different directory from your other files.

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ASKER

Hi dgofman - I've put the base URL in, but no luck. html now looks like below:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" width="717" height="531" id="test" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="test.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="base" value="http://www.idealogyltd.com/test/id/newGallery/"><embed src="test.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="717" height="531" name="test" align="middle" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"/>
</object>

<a name="advertising"></a>

why would the anchor stop it loading though?

The AS3 is just a loader for a swf in the same folder!

var swfLoader1:Loader = new Loader();
            placeHolder.addChild(swfLoader1);
            var bgURL1:URLRequest = new URLRequest("loaded.swf");
            swfLoader1.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadProdComplete);
            swfLoader1.load(bgURL1);

dgofman

That strange problem can you submit your FLA file I will play I think the probelm in Flash Player so we need to find workaround. I never use an anchor in my URL

Sideas

ASKER

Hi dgofman - It won't let me attach the files for some reason! You can download them here:

http://www.idealogyltd.com/test/anchors.zip

(the reason I need to use anchors is that I need to be able to jump straight to certain sections of a gallery)

Cheers, Paul

dgofman

Don't ask me why but If I will change in test.fla in the anchors layout frame one you frame name from "advertising" to any other such as "myadvertising" I can use "advertising" anchor

test.html#advertising

However you will get the same error by using test.html#myadvertising

I think frame name shouldn't be match to the anchor URL

dgofman

The workaround to create on first frame a keyframe as blank and on the second frame create a keyframe with name "advertising"

after loading complete go to the second frame

I attached new FLA

test.fla

Sideas

ASKER

Hi dgofman, mmmm, thanks for that - although it doesn't load the swf at that frame still.

BUT! doesn't give an error as it sets the 'success' MC (red graphic) to visible on Event.COMPLETE

http://www.idealogyltd.com/test/id/newGallery/fixed/test.html#advertising

but what it should display is like here:

http://www.idealogyltd.com/test/id/newGallery/fixed/test.html

It's really weird.

Any more ideas?

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ASKER

Hi dgofman...but I want the SWF to load and it's not! That's the problem!

Any ideas?

Thanks, Paul

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