getURL problem

[pattyc]

I'm using Flash Pro 8 on Win XP.

In my Flash document, I have made several empty movie clips that act like buttons. When one is clicked, I want a local file to be opened (might be a .txt file, for instance).

I set each movieclip's onRelease event to a function that just does:

getURL("file://c:/dev/flash/file.txt", "_blank");

If I do Control->Test Movie, it works - the file opens in a new browser window when I click the button. But when I run the html file in the browser (IE and Firefox), nothing happens when I click the button. I have noticed that getURL works with files that are in the same directory as the Flash files (url="

http://localhost/flash/file.txt"

or url="/flash/file.txt"), but I need it to work with any file on my c drive.

 

[oldnewbie]

I've just been testing something similar, and it does work fine for me on FF, but not on IE...

IE has always had problems opening local .htmls.

Regards. Web Hosting - Web Design
03/13/05 -> OLDNEWBIE VS FLASHKIT

 

[pattyc]

Well it doesn't work on either browser for me.

Could this be a security issue in Flash 8?

Any suggestions?

 

[creativitylain]

Go to : windows/behaviors/

maybe you can get something from there

 

[kennethkawamoto]

It's indeed a local security issue. Go to Global Security Settings Panel <

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html>

and add your local directory.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[pattyc]

Maybe it's not a Flash security issue because I added the folder for a particular doc in the security settings, and it still didn't open.

Could this be a browser security issue?