Flash Jukebox

**acyn04** · 04 October 2007, 02:18 PM

I do have a scripts folder with AC_RunActiveContent file

**Egg Bramhill** · 04 October 2007, 03:19 PM

Welcome acyn04,

First, check that the swf files are where there expected to be by typing in the url into your browsers address bar:

http://www.yourdomain.com/jukebox/track1.swf

Does the music play?

Whilst your at it, check all your file names are lower case. Upper case filenames will work on your local computer but not on your server.

**acyn04** · 04 October 2007, 05:45 PM

Hi Egg,

Thanks for your response!

I have 3 different fla docs. 1 is the jukebox with 3 buttons and the correct actions. The other 2 are the songs. All 2 song fla docs simply have the
mp3's attached. There are published as is the jukebox doc. All docs are in lowercase and are uploaded to my flash folder. I have also got a script folder with AC_RunActiveContent file. I have used dreamweaver to attach the swf doc to my page.

I tried http://www.yourdomain.com/jukebox/track1.swf and it says page not found.

The page in question is below:

http://www.cyndilauperuk.com/tat2005single.html

The swf doc (Time After Time Cassette) is on the page but the 3 buttons; remix 1, remix 2 & stop button do not work. The mouse changes but no music plays.

I have clearly done something wrong. Any ideas?

Josh

**RedWombat** · 04 October 2007, 07:15 PM

Josh, I don't believe it's your Flash. If you go straight to your main swf file the music plays fine.

http://www.cyndilauperuk.com/FlashDocs/tatjukebox2.swf

However, your music swf files are quite large. Almost 6 megs a piece. The server your hosting from is pretty slow as well.

Have you tried putting the Scripts folder under FlashDocs with your main swf. It might work then.

I'll poke around a bit more.

**Egg Bramhill** · 05 October 2007, 05:56 AM

I tried http://www.yourdomain.com/jukebox/track1.swf and it says page not found.

No it won't. You should change the URL to the path to your swf file on your server, just to check it's where you think it is

You do have upper case file names (http://www.cyndilauperuk.com/FlashDocs/tatjukebox2.swf)
ie FlashDocs, but I don't think this is the cause of your problem. Can you post the button actions on your buttons? I think RedWombat has hit the nail on the head.

Whilst on about buttons how about making the links more interactive, so on mouse over they are more obvious links other than the hand on and off the text as well as letting the visitor know something's happening once the button's been clicked.

See attachment. It doesn't actually load anything but the buttons are more interactive/obvious and the visitor can see that on clicking, something is happening.

**acyn04** · 05 October 2007, 10:20 AM

If I move the scripts folder or the scripts to my flash folder then the swf file does not show up on the page.

For what ever reason that method of putting a jukebox together does not work for me.

As I am very new to flash I think I might need to find an alternative.

I am simply miffed by the facted it works perfectly on my pc and through flash but not on my server.

**pauland** · 05 October 2007, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by acyn04

If I move the scripts folder or the scripts to my flash folder then the swf file does not show up on the page.

For what ever reason that method of putting a jukebox together does not work for me.

As I am very new to flash I think I might need to find an alternative.

I am simply miffed by the facted it works perfectly on my pc and through flash but not on my server.

You need to show us the code that you have used. All of your file paths should be relative to the jukebox swf. If you have specified a full file path for your PC then it'll work there but not on the server. We can only guess if you don't post some of the code!

It's pretty likely that your swf files are in the wrong place and/or you aren't specifying a relative path to them.

Paul

**acyn04** · 05 October 2007, 12:52 PM

Is this the code you want to see? All I did was inserted media - flash - swf doc using Dreamweaver.

<head>
<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','260','heigh t','165','title','tatremixes','src','flashdocs/tatjukebox2','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movi e','flashdocs/tatjukebox2' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="260" height="165" title="tatremixes">
<param name="movie" value="flashdocs/tatjukebox2.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="flashdocs/tatjukebox2.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="260" height="165"></embed>
</object></noscript>
</body>

For the 3 seperate swf docs I used the method listed above. Created the image, added the 3 buttons. I assigned the actions as listed above.

All swf docs are uploaded to my flashdocs folder. I have made sure all folders and files are in lowercase.

I really appreciate all the help from everyone.

Josh

**RedWombat** · 05 October 2007, 01:16 PM

I think Paul was wanting to see your AS code. Unless you can decompile an swf, you can't see that.

Josh, I took the liberty of decompiling your swf to peek at your code.

First, you can move your swf's - tatjukebox2.swf, tat1.swf and tat2.swf into the root of your site. (Where your main html page is). I've done this and it works.

Or second, you can try to change your AS code on your button states to have your FlashDocs subfolder.

Your jukebox should be looking in it's same folder by looking at your code. It might be looking in the root of your site for your music.

Code:

on (release)
{
    loadMovieNum("tat2.swf", 2);
}

Third would be to change your html so it doesn't look in the FlashDocs folder at all and move all your swf files into the root of your site.

Here's an example. All I've done is take your files and put them into the root of your site. I then removed the FlashDocs from the paths in your html code. The code you posted above.

http://www.bigplan.net/client/z_test...5single02.html

Does this make sense?

Those are some funky mixes!

My wife and son had the opportunity to meet Cindi in Denver a few years back when she was touring with Cher. She's an incredibly nice person!

Hope it helps.

**acyn04** · 05 October 2007, 01:36 PM

Superstar! Thank you so much!

I moved the 2 songs swf files to the root and all works fine. They take about 10 seconds to load.

One last question hopefully. How do I create remix 1 loading or remix 2 loading to appear on screen after the on release has occurred?

Basically what did with his example.