loader component question

[jamiebettles]

Hi there,

I've searched the forum and can't seem to get the answer to a simple question...
I'm using the loader component which is perfect for what i'm trying to do and in this case suits the task better than createEmptyMovieClip. My question is, does the jpeg or .swf i'm loading HAVE to be in the same folder on the server as the main .swf file? It would be a great help if i could use actionscript to give the loader a link on the server to where the image is i want to load, is this possible?
I tried

myLoader.contentPath = "

http://www.pitzundpartner.de/flash/test/diashow.swf";

and

diashow="

http://www.pitzundpartner.de/flash/test/diashow.swf";

loadMovie("this.myloader",diashow);

but both dont load the .swf. Thanks in advance for any suggestions,

jamie

 

[billwatson]

cant replicate the problem

i just dragged a loader component onto the stage and in the parameters panel set the content path to a full url and all worked as it should

if you are setting this in the panel do not add "" around the url

 

[jamiebettles]

Thanks,

i didnt manage to get it working setting the url in the panel but found the following actionscript worked so all is fine...

this.myloader.contentPath = "

http://www.pitzundpartner.de/flash/test/diashow.swf";

this.myloader.load();

cheers for the advice

jamie