Embed swf XML path issue

Question

Hi,

I am trying to embed swf to html, and I'm using SwfObject 2.0 My swf has a xml file with it, the swf are in the same folder with index.html, and the xml file is in a subfolder called xml. So far everything's fine and working. However, I have another html page that's in a subfoler and wants to load the same swf and xml. This time, the xml didn't load. I've checked the path like a million times, and tried this

<script>
  var flashvars = {};
  flashvars.folderPath = "../";
</script>

nothing works unless I duplicate the xml folder and put it in the subfolder with the html file. Anyone know how to solve this? Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Answer 1

try using direct path in your flash, not relative

I assume the link to your file is looking like file.xml which is a relative way
accessing directly - the link to the xml is something like: /file.xml or /path_to/file.xml (note the slash at the beginning)
this way, wherever you embed your swf, it'll call the xml properly

Answer 2

Unlike CSS, the root path of a Flash movie is the location of the hosting webpage, not the location of the SWF file itself. As Michal says, using a full path to the XML file should resolve this issue.