Playing a flash that accesses local files

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I'm trying to embed a flash that accesses the local hard disk to read configuration xml files. However, the embedded flash doesn't work because it is not allowed to do so. In the web browser I have to click the explicit "allow access to local files" before I can watch it.

Is there any way to get around this? How else could I exchange variables with the flash file? Would it be possible to pass these configuration files as strings somehow?

PD: The mailing list archives search is not working and when it finds something it points to 404 files.

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Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz wrote:

I'm trying to embed a flash that accesses the local hard disk to read configuration xml files. However, the embedded flash doesn't work because it is not allowed to do so. In the web browser I have to click the explicit "allow access to local files" before I can watch it.

Is there any way to get around this? How else could I exchange variables with the flash file? Would it be possible to pass these configuration files as strings somehow?

All we've got access to is whatever flash makes available via the ActiveX API. If they take care of the above feature via the DOM or whatever then you're stuck.

PD: The mailing list archives search is not working and when it finds something it points to 404 files.

This has been reported to the site admins.

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Robin Dunn escribió:

Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz wrote:

I'm trying to embed a flash that accesses the local hard disk to read configuration xml files[...]

All we've got access to is whatever flash makes available via the ActiveX API. If they take care of the above feature via the DOM or whatever then you're stuck.

Does somebody have a pointer to forums/documentation about embedding flash? I've tried looking at the adobe site but it is a mess (and guess what, their search is down due to maintenance or something).

Besides, I've found that the wxdemo showcasing wx.lib.flashwin doesn't work in a clean machine with flash player 9 installed, yet firefox is able to reproduce .swf files. Looks like flash player 9 (and possibly some previous versions too) don't include any more the flash.ocx file used for the activex component.

You can download from adobe's web page older flash players, and version 6 includes a 500KB installer that registers this flash.ocx file.

I have tested this on a clean vmware machine. After installing flash 9 there is no "Shockwave flash" entry in win32's makecom.py selection box. Looks bad. I wonder how does then flash9 work in firefox? The 9 installer copies some weird flashplayer.xpt, a binary starting with the string XPCOM Typelib.

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C/ Perfumería 21. Nave I. Polígono industrial La Mina
28770 Colmenar Viejo. Madrid (España)
Tel. +34 918 467 390 (Ext.17) *·* Fax +34 918 457 889
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